![]() They are joined throughout the book by characters ranging from the self-sacrificial to the fearful and selfish to the depraved and ugly. Keldon, her next door neighbor, is the son of preppers, widely educated in survivalist skills and in the use of weapons. Alyssa is an “average” teen, just living her life with her parents and younger brother until the taps run dry. Rather, it allows the action to make readers question themselves, both about whether they could survive a tap-out and about how they might be contributing to one.Īs with Scythe, Dry switches among multiple perspectives in order to examine the effects of a major drought on the lives of vastly different individuals. Though the book clearly feels itself relevant, the story never becomes overbearingly earnest. With her parents missing, Alyssa, her brother, and some unlikely allies set out on their own to find one drop to drink.ĭry is a fast-paced thriller that raises ethical questions about the impact of humans on the environment even as it takes readers on a whirlwind journey across California and into the darkness of human hearts. ![]() But now Alyssa’s neighborhood is descending into chaos as one-time friends turn on each other for one life-saving sip of water. ![]() ![]() The drought in California has seemingly lasted forever, but no one expected the taps to run dry–except, perhaps, for Alyssa’s weird prepper neighbors. ![]()
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