A beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel for readers of 10 and older � BLOOM is for everyone who has ever felt like they didn't fit in, and for anyone who has ever wanted a little more colour and wildness in their lives� Sorrel Fallowfield is growing up � in a REALLY surprising way . . .Sorrel Fallowfield is so good at being good that teachers come to her when they need help remembering the school rules � and there are LOTS.Luckily, Sorrel doesn't have any trouble following them, until the day she discovers a faded packet of Surprising Seeds buried under a tree in her backyard.Now she's hearing voices, seeing things, experiencing an almost unstoppable urge to plant the Seeds in some very unusual places� and completely failing to win her school's competition to find The Most Obedient Child of the School.And all that's before flowers start growing out of her head�