Cette série plonge les lecteurs dans un monde dur et proche de l'avenir où l'eau est une denrée rare, plus précieuse que l'or. Elle suit de jeunes protagonistes résilients qui défendent farouchement leurs précieuses ressources contre l'effondrement environnemental et les humains désespérés. Les récits sont remplis d'action intense, de dangers pleins de suspense et d'imprévus romantiques. Découvrez un récit captivant de survie, d'ingéniosité et de lutte acharnée pour la vie elle-même.
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.
Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story about an epic cross-country journey. In a Handful of Dust is set ten years after the first novel, Not a Drop to Drink, as a dangerous disease strikes the community where teenage Lucy lives. When her adoptive mother, Lynn, takes Lucy away from their home and friends in order to protect her, Lucy struggles to figure out what home means. During their journey west to find a new life, the two face nature’s challenges, including hunger, mountains, and deserts. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut “not to be missed,” and this companion title is full of Mindy McGinnis’s evocative, spare language matched with incredible drama and danger. In a Handful of Dust is perfect for fans of the Partials, Enclave, and Legend series.