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''Luv Ya Bunches'' is a 2009 children's novel by author Lauren Myracle. The book was first published on October 1, 2009 through Amulet Books and focuses on the friendship between four elementary school girls with similar floral themed names. It's very popular among girls ages 9–13, and is known for its girly and interesting story plot. ''Luv Ya Bunches'' has received some controversy over its inclusion of homosexual parents, with Scholastic requesting that Myracle remove the couple and some objectionable language before it could be sold at their book fairs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6703349.html )〕 Myracle removed some of the language, but refused to replace the homosexual couple with a heterosexual one.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6704350.html )〕 Scholastic later retracted their statement, saying that they would offer the book at book fairs but would not sell the book at ones held in elementary schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/10/28/66632/scholastic-book-lgbt/ )〕 == Plot summary == The main characters, Yasaman (which means "jasmine" in Turkish), Violet, Katie-Rose, and Camilla, are each named after flowers, and all are entering fifth grade. Katie-Rose is one of the most unpopular girls in the grade. Her only friend is Max, her neighbor. He is funny and smart, but Katie-Rose wants a girl friend, one that she can hang out with at school. She really wants to be BFFs with popular girl Camilla Swanson, nicknamed Milla. Katie-Rose knows Milla from Pioneer Camp and likes her a lot. Although Milla feels the same way, she is told by her friend Modessa not to hang out with Katie-Rose. Milla has a crush on Max, and she has two moms. Her best friends are Modessa and Quin, but they are not very nice to her. One time, Quin even put mud in Milla's milkshake! Modessa (nicknamed by Katie-Rose "Medusa") is the most popular girl in the school. Pretty and smooth, she loved to tease people and bully them. Modessa's BFF, Quin, does the same. Milla hangs out with them, as Milla is really pretty. One of the girls Modessa bullies is Yasaman. Yasaman is a sweet Muslim girl that is a computer genius. Modessa calls her Spaz-a-man because Yasaman is kind of clumsy. Violet is the last of the flower friends. She is the new girl, and her mom is in a mental ward, causing her to feel very sad. She temporarily joins Modessa's clique and becomes friends with Milla. Yasaman has made a website much like Facebook, called a name that Yasaman, Katie-Rose, Milla, and Violet dislike: "BlahBlahSomethingSomething.com". Katie-Rose and Yasaman become friends and Katie-Rose joins the site. Meanwhile, Milla feels like it isn't right for Modessa to tell her who she can't or can talk to. So Milla talks to Katie-Rose behind Modessa's back, and Katie-Rose introduces Milla to the site. But Modessa finds out, and wants pay Milla back. In the beginning of the book, Milla had accidentally dropped her good-luck charm: a bobble-head turtle named Tally. Unknown to all, Violet picks it up and keeps it. Then, when the fifth class is giving presentations, she hides Tally in the cushions she knows Modessa will sit, find Tally, and give it back to Milla, so no one knows she was involved. However, Modessa does not give it back to Milla; she puts it in Katie-Roses's backpack, pinning the stealing of Tally the Turtle on innocent Katie-Rose. Katie-Rose was then shunned by Milla, who believed Katie-Rose stole it. Violet knows about this and doesn't say anything. Eventually, Violet tells Milla and they ditch Modessa and Quin. They become friends with Yasaman and Katie-Rose and plan revenge on Modessa. They made Modessa think that Quin put mud in her ice cream. It was easy to do as Modessa assumes the worst about people. The plan worked and Modessa and Quin are covered by ice cream at the end of the book. They find out that they are all named after flowers and become "FFFs," or "Flower Friends Forever." Throughout all this, Milla gains a crush on Max. "LuvYaBunches.com" is the name the girls decide to rename Yasaman's social network now that they all use it to at the end of the book. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luv Ya Bunches」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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