They do not return and Kelton spends the night at Alyssa's house, providing security for Alyssa and her younger brother, Garrett. When government officials announce that desalination machines are being setup on a nearby beach, Alyssa's parents go there in the hope of getting water. He assures Alyssa that he does not need any of the ice because his family has a tank of their own and still has water available. Alyssa's neighbor, Kelton McCracken, helps carry the ice inside. Alyssa only manages to get the ice out of the store with the help of her Uncle Herb. She decides to load her cart with bags of ice. Alyssa realizes that ice will melt into water. By the time they figure out that this is not a short-term issue, they are too late to stock up on water from the local store. A water shortage has abruptly reached crisis level. They quickly learn that the problem is not with their plumbing. Kindle AZW file.Īlyssa Morrow's family is caught completely off guard on the day the water stops flowing into their home. The following version of the book was used to create this study guide: Shusterman, Neal, Dry.
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