Bloom
"The perfect book right now for young readers searching for hope, strength, inspiration — and just a little horticultural havoc."—New York Times
The first book in a can't-put-it-down, can't-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy that's part Hatchet, part Alien!
The invasion begins--but not as you'd expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout--overnight, everywhere. These new plants take over crop fields, twine up houses, and burrow below streets. They bloom--and release toxic pollens. They bloom--and form Venus flytrap-like pods that swallow animals and people. They bloom--everywhere, unstoppable.
Or are they? Three kids on a remote island seem immune to the toxic plants. Anaya, Petra, Seth. They each have strange allergies--and yet not to these plants. What's their secret? Can they somehow be the key to beating back this invasion? They'd better figure it out fast, because it's starting to rain again....
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State Awards
Arizona
2024, Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award, Nominee
Connecticut
2025, Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee
Florida
2021-2022, Sunshine State Young Readers Award , Nominee
Indiana
2022, Young Hoosier Book Award, Winner
Louisiana
2022-2023, Louisiana Reader’s Choice, Nominee
Maine
2021-2022, Maine Student Book Award, Nominee
Texas
2021, Texas Lone Star Reading List, Selection
Vermont
2021-2022, Golden Dome Book Award, Nominee
Washington
2023, Evergreen Teen Book Award, Winner