Sixteen-year-old Lynn will do anything to protect her valuable water source, but the arrival of new neighbors forces her to reconsider her attitudes.
For more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust .. . . .
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.
Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest.
She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty--or doesn\'t leave at all.
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.
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.
New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut not to be missed.
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.
With evocative, spare language, and incredible drama, danger, and romance, debut author Mcginnis depicts one girl\'s unwavering efforts to survive in a harsh frontier-like future.
Sixteen-year-old Lynn will do anything to protect her valuable water source, but the arrival of new neighbors forces her to reconsider her attitudes
