Dry by Neal Shusterman (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Dry by Neal Shusterman, Jarrod Shusterman 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 Shusterman and his son, Jarrod. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Everyones lives have become an endless list of donts: dont water the lawn, dont fill up your pool, dont take long showers. Until the taps run dry. Suddenly, Alyssas 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 dont return and her life--and the life of her brother--is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if shes going to survive. Author Biography Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his series Arc of a Scythe is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman. Jarrod Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling coauthor of the novel Dry, which he is adapting for a major Hollywood film studio with National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman. He is also the coauthor of the accoladed novel Roxy. His books have all received critical acclaim and multiple starred reviews. Jarrod wrote his most recent title, Retro, with Sofía Lapuente, and together, they teach a course on writing at UCLA. They are partners in every sense of the word, with love and multiculturalism as an ethos--living between Madrid, Spain, and Los Angeles. If they are not working, it means theyre eating. For behind-the-scenes author content and fun videos, follow them on Instagram and TikTok @SofiandJarrod. Excerpt from Book Dry SNAPSHOT: JOHN WAYNE Dalton loves the way planes take off from John Wayne Airport. Its a real trip. They call it a "modified noise abatement takeoff," and it was specifically implemented to spare Newport Beach millionaires from having to deal with airport noise. Basically, the plane powers up on the runway with its brakes on, then accelerates at full force into a ridiculously steep takeoff, followed ten seconds later by a sudden leveling off and throttling down of the engines, which sounds, to the uninitiated, like engine failure, causing at least one person on every flight to gasp, or even scream in panic. The plane then coasts out over the back bay, Balboa Island, and the Newport Peninsula before the pilot pushes the engines back to full and resumes the climb-out. "They oughta call it John Glenn instead of John Wayne," Dalton once said--because taking off from there was the closest most people would ever get to blasting off into space. Dalton and his younger sister are regular flyers, visiting their dad, who lives up in Portland, a few times a year--Christmas, Easter, most of the summer, and every other Thanksgiving. Today, however, its not just the two of them traveling north. Their mother is coming, too. "If your dad wont put me up, Ill be happy to stay in a hotel," she says. "He wont make you do that," Dalton tells her, but she doesnt seem too sure. A few years back, Daltons mom had left him for a loser with nice pecs and a soul patch, who she subsequently kicked to the curb a year later. Live and learn. Anyway, when the marriage went south, his dad went north. "You understand this is not about your father and me getting back together," she tells Dalton and his sister, but for kids of divorce, hope springs eternal. Within minutes of the Tap-Out, his mom had gone online and bought three overpriced tickets on Alaska Air--one of the few airlines that flies nonstop to Portland on a plane that you didnt have to get out and push. "Last three tickets," she told them triumphantly. "Youve got an hour to pack. Carry-ons only." The trip to the airport is bumper-to-bumper. What should be a fifteen-minute ride takes almost an hour. The parking situation at John Wayne is the first indication that theres going to be turbulence up ahead. All but one parking structure says FULL. They get one of the last remaining spaces at the far end of the last lot. As they make their way to the terminal, Dalton notes all the cars circling, like its a huge game of musical chairs, with no chairs left. The TSA checkpoint is a madhouse, which never happens here. "A lot a people are going on vacation," Daltons seven-year-old sister, Sarah, says. "Yes, honey," their mom responds absently. "Where do you think theyre going?" Their mom sighs, too stressed to continue humoring her, so Dalton looks at the boards, and takes up the slack. "Cabo San Lucas," he says. "Denver, Dallas, Chicago . . ." "My friend Gigis from Chicago." The security guy double takes on Daltons passport, because his hair is brown in the photo, but now its bleached blond. "You sure this is you?" "Last time I checked," Dalton responds. The humorless TSA guy lets them get into the slow-moving crawl to the metal detector, which has issues with his facial rings. Finally they make it through security with just five minutes until boarding starts. Mom is relieved. "Okay," she says. "Were here. We havent lost anyone. No missing fingers or toes." "Im thirsty," Sarah says, but Dalton has already noticed that the concessions they passed all had NO WATER signs up. "Therell be something to drink on the plane," their mother says. Dalton thinks that might actually be true. After all, these planes all came from somewhere else. And he is getting a bit thirsty himself. Then, just as theyre about to start boarding, the gate agent comes on the loudspeaker and makes an announcement. "Unfortunately, were oversold on this flight," she says. "Were asking for volunteers with flexible travel plans who are willing to take a later flight." Sarah tugs her mothers arm. "Mommy, volunteer!" "Not this time, baby." Dalton grins. Dad always tells them to volunteer because they give away hundreds of dollars in travel vouchers, which is always worth the inconvenience. But not today. Today its all about getting out. Which is why they have trouble getting volunteers. The price of the vouchers goes from two hundred dollars to three hundred to five hundred dollars, and still no one is willing to surrender their ticket. Finally the gate agent gives up. She gets on the loudspeaker, calling the names of the last people to buy tickets. Dalton, Sarah, and their mother. Dalton feels a twisting in the pit of his stomach. "Im sorry," says the gate agent, not sounding sorry at all, "but as the last to purchase, Im obliged to reschedule you to a later flight." Daltons mom goes ballistic, and he cant blame her. This is one time they need to fight the Powers That Be. "No," says their mom. "I dont care what you say! My children and I are getting on that plane!" "Youll each receive a five-hundred-dollar travel voucher--thats fifteen hundred dollars," the agent says, trying to placate them. Their mom will not be bought. "My children have court-ordered visitation with their father," she yells. "If you take them off this flight, youll be breaking the law, and Ill sue!" Of course, this isnt their fathers time with them, but the agent doesnt know that. Even so, all the agent does is apologize, and look for later flights. "Theres a flight tonight at five-thirty. . . . Oh wait, no, that one is full, too. . . . Lets see." She continues to hack away at her computer. "Eight-twenty . . . no . . ." Then Dalton turns to his sister and whispers, "Give her the eyes." Their mom had always told both Dalton and Sarah that their big blue eyes could melt anyone into a puddle. Not so much Dalton anymore. At an awkward seventeen, a bunch of facial piercings, a biohazard neck tattoo, and what his father calls "weed-whacked hair," the general public isnt melted anymore. Only seventeen-year-old girls. But Sarah still has the magical melting effect on hardened adults. So he lifts her up for the agent to get a good look at her. "Aw, youre cute as a button," she says. Then rips three new tickets from the printer. "Here you go--tomorrow morning at six-thirty. Thats the absolute best I can do." So they wait. They dont leave, because the crowd just grows, and they know theyll never get back through security. They spend the night sleeping in uncomfortable airport chairs, getting sips of water from anyone wholl share with them, and there arent many. Then, when morning comes, even with confirmed tickets, theres no room on the six-thirty flight for them. Or the next one. Or the next one. And they cant get tickets to flights to other places. And the airport gets so crowded that extra police are brought in to keep the peace. And with traffic jams everywhere, trucks with jet fuel cant get to the airport. And Dalton, his mother, and sister have to face the fact that they wont be blasting off anywhere. Details ISBN1481481967 Author Jarrod Shusterman Short Title DRY Pages 400 Language English ISBN-10 1481481967 ISBN-13 9781481481960 Format Hardcover DEWEY FIC Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-10-02 Audience Teenage / Young adult Audience Age 12-17 Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2018-10-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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