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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.
- Sales Rank: #175647 in eBooks
- Published on: 2013-09-24
- Released on: 2013-09-24
- Format: Kindle eBook
From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up–In the not-too-distant future, water has become scarce. Those who carve out their lives in the wilderness will fight to the death to protect the water on which they've staked their claim. Lynn and her mother are good shots, picking off stray travelers who are tempted by their pond. Cholera outbreaks throughout the world mean that even when water is available, it could be deadly, and the 16-year-old and her mother spend their days purifying the pond water, hunting for food, persuading meager crops to grow, and standing sentry on their roof to guard against strangers. After her mother is killed by coyotes, Lynn tries to be self-reliant, but she knows that in time the men from a nearby settlement will attempt to seize her land. When her taciturn neighbor Stebbs offers help, she slowly opens herself to his friendship, and her lifelong solitude is further fractured when she meets a family that is trying to survive on the banks of a nearby stream. Lynn grows attached to the little girl and takes her into her home when Lucy's mother, who is starving and in labor, is unable to care for her. Lynn finds herself drawn to Lucy's uncle, who is about her own age. Things come to a head when Lucy becomes deathly ill and the band of men from the nearby settlement attack Lynn's house. An overreliance on expository dialogue leads to clumsy and unnatural-sounding exchanges. The story might appeal to teens who can't get enough of dystopian survival stories, but in a crowded field, this one offers nothing new.–Kim Dare, Fairfax County Public Schools, VAα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
From Booklist
When a cholera epidemic reduces quality of life to times not unlike the wild frontier days—filled with isolation and self-reliance—Lynn and her mother work hard days purifying water from their pond. It’s a life-giving resource that they protect day and night in shifts, shooting any bold strangers who might stumble across it, while tending to other chores like chopping wood and growing crops. When her mother is killed by coyotes, Lynn is truly alone. With the threat of dangerous men to the south and families to the east, Lynn is forced to reach out and find people she can rely on. McGinnis creates quite fine groundwork in the beginning, capturing the closeness of Lynn and her mother with deft exposition and intense character building. Where this debut runs aground a bit is with the passage of time as some elements of the plot tend to drag. But once the final stream of action ramps up, it’s a sprint to the finish. Those in search of fierce female survivalist characters need look no further than this. Grades 9-12. --Courtney Jones
Review
A high-quality survivalist story for readers who enjoy internal story arcs as well as external dangers. (Kirkus Reviews)
The intensity of action moves the story forward, but not at the expense of character development. The complex, authentic characters are neither fully evil nor unbelievably good. The honest and hopeful ending—while not “happily ever after”—will resonate with readers and leave them asking for more. (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))
Those in search of fierce female survivalist characters need look no further than this. (Booklist)
In an understated but gripping debut, McGinnis paints a stark picture of a world not far removed from our own, concentrating on Lynn’s gradual emotional growth as contrasted against the physical harshness of her existence. (Publishers Weekly)
A brutally beautiful debut, not to be missed. NOT A DROP TO DRINK is an unwavering story with incredible drama, danger, and power. This writer is for real. (Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Gone series)
I can’t say enough good things about the writing, and the characterization. If you’re looking for grit, realism and heart, you found it. (Kendare Blake, author of Anna Dressed in Blood)
Deftly written, Mindy McGinnis’s NOT A DROP TO DRINK is a frightening picture of a potential future without fresh water, which left me ridiculously grateful for my working faucet. This post-apocalyptic survival tale is about so much more than just survival. I loved it. (Jodi Meadows, author of the Incarnate trilogy)
Set against the grim backdrop of an all-too-possible future, McGinnis’s very fine coming of age novel doesn’t stint on lifes hard lessons—or its triumphs. Lynn’s story is what Laura Ingalls Wilder might’ve penned if she’d traveled a frontier imagined by Cormac McCarthy. (Ilsa Bick, award-winning author of the Ashes trilogy and THE SIN-EATER’S CONFESSION)
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
A stark look into a future that is truly about trust, sacrifice, and hope.
By QueenKatieMae
A stark, realistic look into a dystopian future, Not A Drop To Drink, sets aside the usual young adult novel distractions of teen angst and love triangles and goes straight for the jugular. Life in a future such as this will be about survival and protecting what little property we have left. We will learn to trust no one, care for no others, and it will be violent.
Mindy McGinnis' debut novel begins with sixteen year-old Lynn and her mother's daily ritual of sitting on top of their rural home, rifles at the ready, to protect their pond, their only source of now precious water after an unidentified apocalypse followed by a cholera pandemic. Protection of the pond has been a constant in Lynn's life. A lonely, insular life, her mother has trained her to never trust, or assist, strangers. And their days are spent purifying the pond water, stocking up on food and firewood for the winter, and shooting anyone who approaches their property. Carrying a rifle since the age of nine, Lynn has learned to shoot animal, and human, predators.
The only other person Lynn knows is an older neighbor down the road named Stebbs, whom she met just once as a young child, and now watches with binoculars. Their relationship is based on a tacit agreement to maintain distance, and to never ask for help. Then, tragedy strikes for Lynn and she finds herself alone with winter approaching. It is only when Stebbs takes a tentative first step with Lynn that she allows him limited, and wary, contact. Mother raised her to be self-sufficient and to trust no one. But, Lynn's time with Stebbs brings about a remarkable realization: she was lonely. Even with mother as her constant companion, Lynn was lonely.
Her relationship with Stebbs soon brings Lynn into contact with a family displaced from the city. Uneducated in the strategies of survival, the family is starving, and dying. This is when Lynn must make a choice: does she disregard the lifelong teachings of her mother or does she extend a hand, and her precious supplies, to total strangers.
While Not A Drop To Drink may sound bleak and depressing, the story is truly about trust and sacrifice and hope. Lynn's actions, and growth as a person, are what make the story rich and compelling. The stark, isolated, reality of her world, while never a paradise, evolves into what is possibly a hopeful future. Make no mistake though, this book is not afraid to pull punches and there are parts that made me cry.
I recommend this book to the readers who like to read the dystopia genre, especially Young Adult, specifically because of it's no-nonsense approach to this subject, the beautiful writing, and it leaves the teen angst at the door. I look forward to her next novel.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Survival in a dystopian future with water shortages
By Sandy Kay
The YA novel, set in a future where water is scarce, is about survival and compassion.
Lynn and her mother live alone in the country and their daily routine revolves around the gathering, purifying and protecting of their water. It is a hard and solitary life of constant vigilance and is the only life Lynn has ever known. They have a neighbor but never speak to him. And they shoot any strangers who come near their water. Smoke rising in the east and south indicate there are new groups of strangers nearby. I don't want to spoil the story, but those new strangers will dramatically change the course of Lynn's life.
As an adult reader, I thought this book was okay, but not great. Although it is set during a time when water is in short supply, technology does not seem to have changed at all. In fact, because of the way Lynn lives, it almost has the feel of a frontier turn-of-the century story.
Lynn is not a particularly warm and fuzzy heroine so it is hard to really like her thought readers in the intended age demographic might like her a lot more.
I originally said there is no swearing or sex in this book so parents don't need to worry about that. But one of the commenters below pointed out that I had missed it. I still don't think there are any f-bombs but do note that there is some milder profanity. There isn't any "on screen" sex in the book. However, as the commenter below points out, there is the threat of, and discussions about, women being raped and/or abused by men. The actual treatment is "off camera" but it may not be appropriate for younger readers.
The violence may also be much for younger readers. As noted above, Lynn & her mother shoot anyone who comes near their water and there is also a threat from wolves.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Loved the main character, and 3/4 of the story but the ending was NOT for me.
By Brandi Leigh Kosiner
Wow. I totally can't imagine living in a world like this and can't help but think that I would be one of the people who couldn't survive. So, when I meet a strong and capable main character like Lynn, I am always in awe.
Lynn grew up with her mom, and her mom taught her everything she knew. In this world, their pond is the most important thing, and they defend it with their lives, and for them that also means taking lives. Lynn knows how to shoot, purify water, cut down trees, skin and dress a deer basically everything that keeps them alive in a world without help, stores, electricity, or running water.
It is so hard to review without spoiling things, but basically Lynn grows through some of the people that unexpectedly comes into her life and makes her question some of the things she was taught about outsiders. There are also some that prove everything right. There is such character development and that is one of the things that I love.
Through a little girl Lucy, the most change, determination and strength came out in Lynn. She not only had a helper in Lucy, and someone else to teach how to survive, but she also had a lot to learn from the little girl. Seeing the bigger picture, survival, and not bothering the adults even with something that should have needed their attention, she was selfless and caring to others. The theme of family, togetherness, and friendship really shone through these two characters in particular.
The romance is sweet and subtle, a slow build, my favorite kind. Lynn knew nothing about men except they were evil from her mom, and she realizes that just like women, they can be good or bad, or some shade of gray in the middle. So it is really fun to watch her learn what flirting is.
The story would have been a five star if it weren't for the ending. I guess that for some it would be great, realistic, and fitting for the story, but for me, it did not work. I was so heartbroken and though the way it ended up was full of hope in promise in others, I still couldn't get over the shock and the loss.
Bottom Line: Loved the main character, and 3/4 of the story but the ending was NOT for me.
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