Episode 11: Dystopian Middle Grade Lit, Killer Plants

If you’re in need of a distraction (and we KNOW you are), join the mamas for some mutating, eco-horror, dystopian fun. In the 11th episode of Two Lit Mamas, killer plants have taken over the world and it’s up to a few smart middle grade heroes to save the day. (If only they could save our country while they’re at it.) In 2020, nature may be out to get us, but look on the bright side, the year is almost over. Hit play and hang in there, folks! Book Discussion:Bloom by Kenneth OppelMysterious seeds begin arriving via rainstorms first on an isolated Canadian Island and then worldwide. Massive, black, thorny vines sprout seemingly overnight and begin to take over. Three teens soon find that their strange health issues are giving them immunity to the power of these plants and soon they learn they are far more connected to these plants than anyone could have guessed.Forgotten City by Michael FordKobi has spent his entire life hiding from the deadly Waste that destroyed the world. Together, he and his father have managed to remain the lone survivors hiding from the plants and animals mutated by the Waste. But when his father disappears, Kobi learns that not only is he not the lone survivor, he's facing dangers far worse than mutated plants.  Pick 6: The Mamas’ Favorite Sci-fi Classics 1.     Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne2.     Brave New World by Aldous Huxley3.     The Time Machine by H.G. Wells4.     Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM by Robert C. O’Brien5.     The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld6.     Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Show Reference Links: The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson5th Wave by Rick YancyThe Always War by Margaret Peterson HaddixCommon Sense Mediawww.Twolitmamas.com