Suddenly, Alyssa's quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation neighbors and families turning against one another in the hunt for water. Everyone's lives have become and endless list of don'ts: don't water the lawn, don't take long showers. The drought, or Tap-Out, as everyone calls it, has been going on for a while. Summary: When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family in this harrowing story of survival! Publisher Information: New York, NY: Simon & Shuster BFYR (2018) Book Review: Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shu.Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman.Kdrama Review: When the Camellia Blooms.Neal Shusterman is coming to the local library in a couple of weeks. things that happened from second to second to keep you on the edge of your seat.
It was very page turning and nonstop "action" ie. So, I loved it even if there were harsh moments in this story. this water is AMAZING! I was even having dreams about being thirsty! And still, nearly a month after reading it, whenever I guzzle a huge tall glass of water I think. It's really eye opening.Īnd wow, but by the end of it I knew it would be awhile before I took my casual drinks of water for granted. Martial law was declared within days and so so many people suffer and die. Oh man, it's disheartening to see a portrayal of how fast society will come screeching to a halt should something like this ever happen.
that is not easy either and they come up against one obstacle after another after another after another. Our boy is from a family that actually HAS prepared for such an event, though it targets them in the neighborhood which is also not a good thing.īut these kids end up trying to find the bunker that our boy's family has built, and yet. They pick up a few other stragglers on the journey and together they make a band of unlikely survivors. the girl and the boy next door, end up together trying to stay alive. Then they hope to figure out a way to turn the ocean water into drinkable water. It is contained to an area in the LA country but a lot of people are affected.įirst everyone goes to Costco to buy water, or in other words, to fight over the water there. This is what happens to this family, and these kids. This is the story about what might happen if suddenly there is no water coming out of your taps when you turn them on. Book: Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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