Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South by Ayurella Horn-Muller Teen/Young Adult and unsettling truths become harder

and unsettling truths become harder and harder to ignore

visiting towns with biblical names and leaving pairs of victims behind--one female and one male

and wildflowers and moss encroach onto tombstones

but at great cost

Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South by Ayurella Horn-Muller Teen/Young Adult and unsettling truths become harderKudzu abounds across the American South. Introduced in the United States in the 1800s as a solution for soil erosion, this invasive vine with Eastern Asian origins came to be known as a pernicious invader capable of smothering everything in its path. To many, the plants enduring legacy has been its villainous role as the vine that ate the South. But for a select few, it has begun to signify something else entirely. In its roots, a network of people