Dry

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzon... (more)

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. (less)

"The drought--or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it--has been going on for a while now. Everyone's lives have become an e... (more)

"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"-- (less)

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzon... (more)

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. (less)

Augusta Burroughs, a Manhattan advertising employee, recounts his years of hard drinking and his battle to overcome alco... (more)

Augusta Burroughs, a Manhattan advertising employee, recounts his years of hard drinking and his battle to overcome alcoholism. (less)

With unconventional wit and a wonderfully weird way of looking at things, Augusten Burroughs chronicles his life on the ... (more)

With unconventional wit and a wonderfully weird way of looking at things, Augusten Burroughs chronicles his life on the edge after leaving his deeply eccentric foster family. Dry opens in Manhattan, where Augusten has established a life for himself as a high-paid advertising hotshot. But his past haunts him still as he tries to create a grown-up life. Dry is at times howlingly funny, devastatingly moving, and, in the end, uplifting. It further establishes Burroughs as one of the most original authors writing today. (less)

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions f... (more)

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. (less)

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions f... (more)

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family. The drought, or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it, has been going on for a while now. Suddenly, Alyssa's quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation; neighbors turned against each other on the hunt for water. And when her parents don't return and her life is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she's going to survive. (less)