![]() A true drought, as described in this book, is a unique disaster in so much as the severe time limit human beings can survive without water.Īfter their parents set out to collect water from a desalination centre at the beach and Alyssa and her brother Garrett can’t contact them, they set out with their neighbour, Kelton, who’s family are doomsday preppers (and the only one’s with water) to find them. Of how people might act when faced with that threat, and how those actions might become more desperate and dire as the crisis continues. The “what if’s” and “what would I do’s” that make for great conversations! Dry brings us a not too unrealistic situation of the taps being turned off because there’s no longer enough water. The thing I love about Neal Schusterman books, as with Scythe, is that they give you scenarios that make great talking points. And when her parents don’t return and her life-and the life of her brother-is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she’s going to survive. ![]() ![]() Suddenly, Alyssa’s quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation neighbours and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. Everyone’s lives have become an endless list of don’ts: don’t water the lawn, don’t fill up your pool, don’t take long showers. ![]() The drought-or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it-has been going on for a while now. Publisher: Simon & Schuster books for young readers ![]()
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