Not a Drop to Drink

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. 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.

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. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty—or doesn’t leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. 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. . . .

For more in this gritty world, join Lynn on an epic journey to find home in the companion novel, In a Handful of Dust.

• Survival Thriller: Lynn’s gun has always kept her pond safe and her water pure. But when strangers with their own desperate thirst appear, survival means more than just a steady aim.
• Post-Apocalyptic Romance: She was raised to trust no one, least of all the newcomers who threaten her isolated world. But in a brutal landscape, the greatest danger might be to her heart.
• Found Family: Forced to form uneasy alliances in a world of scarcity, Lynn discovers that the only thing rarer than a drop to drink is someone to share it with.
• Coming of Age: This gritty story challenges a girl taught to kill to learn what’s truly worth living—and dying—for.