Esta serie sumerge a los lectores en un mundo duro y cercano al futuro donde el agua es un bien escaso, más valioso que el oro. Sigue a jóvenes protagonistas resilientes mientras defienden ferozmente sus preciosos recursos contra el colapso ambiental y humanos desesperados. Las narrativas están repletas de acción intensa, peligros llenos de suspense y enredos románticos inesperados. Descubra una historia apasionante de supervivencia, ingenio y la lucha inquebrantable por la vida misma.
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.