Thirst. Shusterman N.

California is covered with drought. Now each citizen is obliged to strictly comply with certain rules: to refuse to water the lawn, to fill the pool, to limit the time of acceptance of the shower. Day after day, again and again. Until then, a drop of moisture will not remain in the cranes. And a quiet street in the suburbs, where Alissa lives with his parents and younger brother, turns into a zone of despair. The neighbors, who previously barely nodded to each other, are forced to somehow negotiate in the face of a common misfortune. The parents of Alissa, who went in search of water, did not return home, and the teenage girl is forced to take responsibility for her life and the life of a young brother in their own hands. Either they will find water or die. And there is nowhere to wait for help...