This is a grim and merciless world with no place for sentiment, a fact made abundantly clear by the scene in which Lynn's mother lies bloody and dying and instructs Lynn in how to properly kill a coyote-nary a tear is shed, nor a goodbye uttered. When Lynn's mother is killed and Lynn injured in a coyote attack, Lynn is forced to rely on the help of her nearest neighbors, but more trouble is heading her way as a group of violent men sets their sights on Lynn and her pond. The freestanding drink also occasionally attracts the wrong kind of attention from wandering strangers and marauding animals, all of whom are dealt with by a rifle shot to the heart. 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.įor more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust.Water is scarce in Lynn's world, so she has spent much of her sixteen years closely guarding the freshwater pond near her cabin home in the wilderness. 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. 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.
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.
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