Cupcakes for everyone! Even the unhappy posters, cuz heck, they probably need them the most. I *loved* y'all's responses (um, not the unhappy ones); they made me laugh. I like to laugh. Thank you. So with that:
+reaches into bakery box and tosses cupcakes pell-mell into the ether+

And now, some just plain HAPPY emails. From kids. Who are cool, because kids usually are!
Hi, Mrs. Myracle,
It is Crista, the one who DID NOT like to read. I met you when you were on tour and solemnly swore to read 50 pages of Luv ya Bunches. Well I did and..... I LOVED IT!!!!!!!! It is my world now. On my phone my signature is Luv ya Bunches. I am like all of them; Yasaman because she is spastic, Katie-Rose because she is so funny and doesn't go in the crowd,Violet because I would be afraid to give Tally the turtle back, and Camilla because she has an awesome style. I LOVE it!! I want to read it again and again. I told everyone in my class about it and they are probably going to read it. I could not stop reading it. I am a better reader now.
Thank you for bringing it into my world.
*angels sing hallelujah*
Love, Crista Dear Lauren Myracle,
I am Molly and I am nine years old, (I'll be turning ten in a week.) I read LUV YA BUNCHES and I loved it. The perspective of Milla having two moms was just great. I love your book a whole lot and I don't think it's right if Scholastic doesn't put it out for the book fairs. I loved it and I
think a lot of other kids will, too. I'm glad that you didn't change the two moms part because that was Milla's character. I'm in fourth
grade and I just started homeschooling, but if I were back at school, I wouldn't be able to get your book in the book fair and that would be sad for me and my friends. It's disrespectful for kids who have two moms or two dads and kids don't get to pick their parents. It's not fair to tell kids that their parents are wrong for just being who they are.
Thank you so much for writing a book like that. I can't wait until the
second one comes out. Then the third. Then the fourth.
Sincerely,
MollyI'll end with this quick exchange, because it's such a good example of how kids are usually totally unfazed by the things (some) adults worry about!
Hi, Lauren! I'm reading Luv Ya Bunches right now (I'm on chapter 8), and I was wondering why Camilla has two moms.
Sincerely,
Madison
Hi, Madison! Ooo, I'm so happy you're reading the book. I hope you like it!
Milla has two moms because her moms are gay. Did you know that a lot of kids in America have same-sex parents? It's time they show up in books, I think!
xoxo,
Lauren
It's me again. Madison. I think it's great that you featured different kinds of families in this book. And now, if you don't mind, I'd like to know more about you. Like what's your favorite color? Mine is orange.
Sincerely,
Madison
P.S. I'm on chapter 13 of Luv Ya Bunches already. I can't put it down!!!!!