The book ‘Vegan, Virgin, Valentine’ is written by Carolyn Mackler. ‘Vegan, Virgin, Valentine’ is the first book in the ‘V Valentine’ series. In the story, the character, Mara Valentine, is a straight-A senior, a vegan, and her parents’ pride and joy. She’s neck-and-neck with her female-dominated ex-boyfriend because he’s ranked number one in the class, and plans to kick his salutatorian butt on her way out the door at Yale.