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	Oppel, Kenneth. BLOOM. (THE OVERTHROW, BOOK 1) New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. IL 5-8 ISBN: 978-1524773007.
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	This alien-invasion thriller begins with a strange downpour of rain, after which deadly plants begin to bloom and take over the landscape. Anaya, Seth, and Petra - three teens with problems of their own - seem to be immune to the toxic effects of the plants. It soon becomes clear that the plants come from another planet and are bent on colonizing the Earth – with only three brave kids to fight them off and prevent the end of the world.  (Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, 2022)
	SUBJECTS:   Carnivorous plants -- Fiction.                         Survival -- Fiction.                         Science fiction.

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