Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman is a frightening novel about what would happen to society if we suddenly had no water.  It is a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, if only to see the terrible fate many in this world are about to face.  While scary in many, many ways, this novel is also a story about hope and maintaining that hope during severe adversity.

And as frightening as this book may be, it is probably this way because of the possible reality we see in the world these characters live in.  We can see this same scenario playing out in our own existence and because of that, this novel becomes very, very real.  I would definitely suggest this to anyone looking for an intense and page-turning thriller.  

From Amazon:

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.