Dry

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 from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman.

The drought--or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it--has been going on for a while now. 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.

Until the taps run dry.

Suddenly, Alyssa's quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbors and families turned against each other on the hunt for water. 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.

Author: Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/02/2018
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781481481960
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198982 / Dry


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 89
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2018 pg. 176
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 08/27/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2018
School Library Journal 10/01/2018 pg. 78
Shelf Awareness 11/30/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his series Arc of a Scythe is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.

Jarrod Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of novel Dry, which he is adapting for a major Hollywood film studio with Neal Shusterman. He is also the coauthor of the accoladed novel Roxy. His books have all received critical acclaim and multiple starred reviews. Sofi Lapuente and Jarrod are partners in every sense of the word, with love and multiculturalism as an ethos--living between Madrid, Spain, and Los Angeles, California. If they are not working, it means they're eating. For behind-the-scenes author content and stupidly funny videos, follow them on Instagram and TikTok @SofiandJarrod.