Bloom

Kenneth Oppel, author of Inkling, wrote this spooky, thrilling story about an agressive, invasive, carnivorous, alien plant species that colonized Earth.  It threatened life itself. Three kids: Anaya, the allergic-to-everything kid, Seth, the misfit foster kid and Petra, the pretty, shallow girl - are immune to its poisons.  When they are studied to potentially find a vaccine for the poisons, they learn more about their special traits, and why they have them.  Maybe they are the only ones who can save the planet.  This was the first in a thrilling series, made for middle school readers and older. (FIC OPP)