Occasionally interrupted by “snapshots” of perspectives outside the main plot, the narrative’s intensity steadily rises as self-interest turns deadly and friends turn on each other. Their neighbor Kelton McCracken was born into a survivalist family, but what use is that when it’s his family he has to survive? Kelton is determined to help Alyssa and Garrett, but with desperation comes danger, and he must lead them and two volatile new acquaintances on a perilous trek to safety and water. That is, until their parents disappear, leaving them completely alone.
When the Tap-Out hits and the state’s entire water supply runs dry, 16-year-old Alyssa Morrow and her little brother, Garrett, ration their Gatorade and try to be optimistic. A group of teenage friends are forced to band together when chaos breaks out in their community, and what ensues is a frightening survival scenario.When a calamitous drought overtakes southern California, a group of teens must struggle to keep their lives and their humanity in this father-son collaboration. Stores of bottled water last only a matter of days, and the government can’t mobilize fast enough to provide water for its 23 million citizens. The book begins when a California state sponsored deal for diverted water falls through and the water mains in Southern California run completely dry as a crippling drought hits. Written by National Book award winning bestselling author Neal Shusterman (whose Challenger Deep is set at Chernin and Scythe at Universal) and his son Jarrod, the novel revolves around a topical premise. Temple Hill’s Isaac Klausner and Marty Bowen will produce, along with Trevor Engelson. Six bidders chased this book and sources said the deal was worth six against seven figures, plus a six figure fee for the authors to write the script. It ended when Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to Dry, the thriller novel by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman.
EXCLUSIVE: The dry spell for material ended today with the first multi-studio auction for a hot book this year.
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