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	Shusterman, Neal. DRY New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018 IL YA ISBN 9781481481960 (3 booktalks)
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Booktalk #1 In Southern California, water restrictions have become a way of life – but one day, the faucets run completely dry. Alyssa and Garrett’s family is one of the fortunate few who acquire a small amount of bottled water, but it won’t last long. Neighbor Kelton, whose survivalist family has spent years stockpiling emergency supplies and preparing for a disaster, is reluctant to let Alyssa and Garrett’s family suffer. The neighbors quietly calculate their next moves as desperation sets in and hanging onto any shred of civility seems almost impossible. Meanwhile, water drop-off locations and evacuation centers across the region quickly become scenes of chaos with no relief imminent. Alyssa, Garrett, and Kelton soon realize retreat is not an option: they must embark on a risky journey or risk losing their lives. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2019-2020) Booktalk #2 When water, our most precious resource, is suddenly unavailable in California due to a devastating drought, 16-year old Alyssa and her younger brother, Garrett, begin the fight of their lives. They embark on a journey to find water and have no choice but to join forces with Jacqui, Henry, and Kelton, although they are unsure who to trust. In a story that will leave the reader feeling constantly thirsty, Alyssa and her companions struggle not to descend into the mindless violence that seems to have overtaken society. This gripping dystopian work keeps the reader guessing until the very last page, and also raises questions about the very real possibility that this could become our reality. (Florida Teen Read, 2020) Booktalk #3 Water use restrictions are a way of life in California, but when the taps finally run dry, widespread panic begins. With her parents missing, Alyssa and her younger brother Garrett must decide whom to trust and figure out a way to survive the Tap-Out. (Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards, 2020)
	SUBJECTS: Droughts -- Fiction. Brothers and sisters -- Fiction. Conduct of life -- Fiction. California -- Fiction. Survival -- Fiction.

Shusterman, Neal.
DRY
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018
IL YA
ISBN 9781481481960

(3 booktalks)

Click on the book to read Amazon reviews

Booktalk #1

In Southern California, water restrictions have become a way of life – but one day, the faucets run completely dry. Alyssa and Garrett’s family is one of the fortunate few who acquire a small amount of bottled water, but it won’t last long. Neighbor Kelton, whose survivalist family has spent years stockpiling emergency supplies and preparing for a disaster, is reluctant to let Alyssa and Garrett’s family suffer. The neighbors quietly calculate their next moves as desperation sets in and hanging onto any shred of civility seems almost impossible. Meanwhile, water drop-off locations and evacuation centers across the region quickly become scenes of chaos with no relief imminent. Alyssa, Garrett, and Kelton soon realize retreat is not an option: they must embark on a risky journey or risk losing their lives. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2019-2020)

Booktalk #2

When water, our most precious resource, is suddenly unavailable in California due to a devastating drought, 16-year old Alyssa and her younger brother, Garrett, begin the fight of their lives. They embark on a journey to find water and have no choice but to join forces with Jacqui, Henry, and Kelton, although they are unsure who to trust. In a story that will leave the reader feeling constantly thirsty, Alyssa and her companions struggle not to descend into the mindless violence that seems to have overtaken society. This gripping dystopian work keeps the reader guessing
until the very last page, and also raises questions about the very real possibility that this could become our reality. (Florida Teen Read, 2020)

Booktalk #3

Water use restrictions are a way of life in California, but when the taps finally run dry, widespread panic begins. With her parents missing, Alyssa and her younger brother Garrett must decide whom to trust and figure out a way to survive the Tap-Out.
(Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards, 2020)

SUBJECTS:    Droughts -- Fiction.
                        Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
                        Conduct of life -- Fiction.
                        California -- Fiction.
                        Survival -- Fiction.