Bloom: 1 (The Overthrow)

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i read this at what i felt was an appropriate pace, and i could and did put it down, so now i'm worried that i may be a grouch. With the pandemic, I found myself recognizing similarities between what was happening around me and what was happening in the book. Strange and extremely sturdy and indestructible black plants begin growing at an unbelievably rapid rate after a heavy rain that covers the entire earth.

Some of his best-known titles are Inkling, The Nest, Airborn, a 2005 Printz Honor Book, and Silverwing .

But it may be that only Anaya, Petra, and Seth can outsmart the killer weeds because, in some mysterious way, they are connected to them. Anaya suffers from horrible allergies that cause her skin to break out and make it hard for her to breathe.

Divided loyalties, tested friendships, first loves, a changing home life and family secrets are all contained within this readable and amusing tale about the difficulties faced by adolescent girls. Her only ambition is to win her school’s Most Obedient Child Competition, follow all the rules, and bring a smile to her unhappy mum’s face. Dit is zo goed, dit had in een mooie hardcover uitgegeven moeten zijn, dat vind ik toch altijd meer charme hebben dan een paperback.The book ends with them discovering a way to stop the plants just as another rain begins (more plants). We are not quite sure what unites these three at first, but when the rain comes we start to get little clues that there might be more going on than we might have ever dreamed of. Yes, I figured out the twist early on and could see where the story was going, but I had a lot of fun reading it. I would consider this book a little too heavy and graphic for your younger audience, but the upper/middle grades should be okay. His novels for young readers, mainly for middle-graders, range in a variety of settings, subject matter, and genres to choose from, but there is always a take-home message with which kids can identify.