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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
Gr 3-6 "Love Ya Bunches" doesn't offer anything new. Four fifth graders become friends while fighting off Modessa, aka Medusa, your standard mean girl. The main characters, named for flowers, represent four ethnicities, which seems like a ploy except for a few fascinating discussions of customs. Violet, an African-American who is despondent because her mother is away due to mental problems, comes off as too precocious about social cues. Ignored Yasaman, a Muslim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Fifth graders Katie-Rose, Camilla, Violet, and Yasaman are unlikely friends, who bond over the discovery of the class queen bee's ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
