Alyssa has been living under water restrictions in Southern California ever since she can remember, but then one day, the taps actually go dry. FEMA is more concerned about a different natural disaster on the other side of the country, so government help is coming in slow. It doesn't take long for the true nature of Alyssa's neighbors to come out as everyone is struggling to just stay alive for one more day. What's scary about this book is how fast the characters reach a critical situation. Within a matter of days people are dying, and not just from dehydration. The domino effect of having no water and how the Shustermans play that out is interesting. Unfortunately the multiple point of view technique didn't really work here. I had a hard time distinguishing between characters, often having to go back to the beginning of each chapter to remind myself who was talking. Interesting, and a quick read, but not Shusterman's best.
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