{"product_id":"9781443456906","title":"Hatch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second title in Kenneth Oppel’s explosive science-fiction trilogy, described by the \u003cem\u003eWall Street\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJournal\u003c\/em\u003e as “so exciting that the pages might well have been printed with adrenaline”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeth, Anaya and Petra are strangely immune to the plants’ toxins and have found a way to combat them. But just as they achieve their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs. Which hatch into insects. Not small insects. Bird-sized mosquitos that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders that carry away their prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur heroes aren’t able to help this time--they’ve been locked away in a government lab with other kids who are also immune. What is their secret? Could they be . . . part alien themselves? Whose side are they on?\u003c\/p\u003e        \u003cp\u003eKenneth Oppel expertly escalates the threats and ratchets up the tension in this can’t-read-it-fast-enough adventure with an alien twist. Readers will be gasping for the next book as soon as they turn the last page . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Oppel (CA)","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2021-09-14","offer_id":44151599726847,"sku":"9781443456906","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_25892bf2-9ef3-45ca-b43f-2431d46d6b6c.jpg?v=1635481697","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781443456906","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}