Not a Drop to Drink (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062198501)

Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut "not to be missed." With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own.

Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and most important, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty--or doesn't leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. But when strangers appear, the mysterious footprints by the pond, nighttime threats, and gunshots make it all too clear Lynn has exactly what they want, and they won't stop until they get it. . . .

For more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust.

Author: Mindy McGinnis
ISBN-10: 0062198505
ISBN-13: 9780062198501
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.85w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 164964 / Not a Drop to Drink

Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 113
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 08/05/2013
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2013 pg. 104
Booklist 10/15/2013 pg. 60
Shelf Awareness 10/25/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 120 - Recommended, Satisfactory