12 and Up
Vera
and her brother, Will, live in a country that has collapsed from environmental
catastrophe. Water is now more precious than gold or oil – and worth killing
for. Water is hoarded by governments, rivers are damned, and clouds are sucked
from the sky. But then Vera befriends Kai, who seems to have limitless access
to fresh water. When Kai suddenly disappears, Vera and Will set off on a
dangerous journey to find him – pursued by pirates, a paramilitary group, and
greedy corporation.
This
is one of the few apocalyptic scenario stories that I actually liked. I mean, a
world with limited clean water? How scary is that?!
It’s
interesting how the people in the book find ways to save and collect water. Like
engineering plants that hardly need any water and using machines to skim across
the ocean to collect and filter water.
And I feel like this could happen. I really
believe it’s going to be us in the end that destroys the world. I really do.
I think you are right that eventually humans will destroy the planet.
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