Bloom
CBC Books | | Posted: October 15, 2020 3:30 PM | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Kenneth Oppel
It was just rain.
But after the downpour, odd black plants begin to shoot up.
Suddenly —
They. Are. Everywhere.
They take over fields and twine around houses. They bloom and throw off toxic pollen — and feed.
Strangely, three Salt Spring Island teens seem immune. Anaya, Petra and Seth. What's their connection? What's their secret? A week ago, they wouldn't have thought they had one.
But they'd better figure it out fast — the invasion has already begun. (From HarperCollins)
Kenneth Oppel is a bestselling author whose books include the Silverwing trilogy, which has sold over a million copies worldwide, and Airborn, which won the Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature — text. His most recent books include Inkling, Every Hidden Thing and The Nest.
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From the book
Air tumbled into the helicopter as the soldier shoved the door open. Anaya looked down at the island's rocky slope. She spotted a scrawny goat standing on a boulder, and then they were over forest, the helicopter's shadow flashing across treetops.
Impatiently, she searched for a break in the tree line. A marshland, a lake — that's where they'd find Dad.
Her insides gave a twist when she remembered how he'd looked on the video call. His wild, dirt-streaked face. The things he'd said.
Can't get off...
They're everywhere...
From Bloom by Kenneth Oppel ©2020. Published by HarperCollins.