Books About Water

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A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.

2) Trail of lightning

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Roanhorse, Rebecca

Series

Sixth world volume 1

3) H2O

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Bergin, Virginia

Series

H2O volume 1

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Book - Paperback, eBook

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When a strange rain falls bearing a fatal, contagious disease, Ruby finds herself alone with the only drinkable water quickly running out.

4) Not a Drop to Drink

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McGinnis, Mindy

Series

Not a drop to drink volume 1

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Fans of classic frontier survival stories, as well as readers of dystopian literature, will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontier-like 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,...

5) The Ward

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Frankel, Jordana

Series

Ward

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Jordana Frankel's thrilling and imaginative YA dystopian novel The Ward is set in a near-future New York City. A catastrophic flood has washed out Manhattan, leaving the rivers polluted, and entire neighborhoods underwater. Some areas are quarantined because of an outbreak of a deadly disease. The illness, known as the Blight, is killing sixteen-year-old Ren's sister. Desperate to save her sister's life, Ren agrees to lead a secret mission from the...

6) The drowned world

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Ballard, J. G

7) Where the water goes: life and death along the Colorado River

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Owen, David

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“Wonderfully written…Mr. Owen writes about water, but in these polarized times the lessons he shares spill into other arenas. The world of water rights and wrongs along the Colorado River offers hope for other problems.” —Wall Street Journal
An eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes.
The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the...

8) Life's matrix: a biography of water

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Ball, Philip

9) How to read water: clues and patterns from puddles to the sea : learn to gauge depth, navigate, forecast weather and make other predictions with water

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Gooley, Tristan

10) The big thirst: the secret life and turbulent future of water

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Fishman, Charles

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Explores every facet of water and examines the issues surrounding water scarcity and what can be done to ensure that humans have plenty of clean water in the future.