Bloom by Kenneth Oppel. 336 p. Random House Children's Books, Mar. 2020.
Happy Monday Tuesday! I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend. If I don't get these posts up the first thing in the morning, I rarely get back. Middle Grade Monday features Bloom by Kenneth Oppel. Anaya lives on a small island near Vancouver with her botanist dad and Mounty mom. She, her former bff, Petra and new kid, Seth all suffer from odd allergies. After three days of drenching rain, weird black plants with sharp points start growing. They are almost impossible to remove and cause injury to anyone who tries. Soon, they grow snake-like vines that writhe and choke anything in its path, including humans. It turns out, this isn't just a problem on their little island. The entire world is dealing with these deadly plants and scientists and the military are struggling to find a pesticide.
Curiously, the three teens are immune to the effects of the plants and the reason why is a bit horrifying. The pace of this cinematic, sci-fi thriller is whiplash fast and leaves readers panting for the next installment.
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