Dry Souls
by Denise Getson
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Pub Date Dec 10 2019 | Archive Date Apr 01 2020
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Description
Kira has never listened to the rain on the roof, swum in a lake or seen a cloud.
In a world where water is rationed by the drop, unauthorized use is punishable by law. When Kira finds a flower and waters it in secret, her subversive act uncovers an astonishing ability. She can call forth water with the touch of her hand.
Suddenly, she dreams of refilling rivers, lakes and aquifers. Unfortunately, the United Territories Council has other ideas. They control the population by controlling the water. Now, they mean to control Kira too.
Seeking to outwit those who would enslave her--while surviving environmental threats that could destroy her--Kira holds tight to her dream: to make the world green again.
Advance Praise
"There are a billion dystopians out there right now. And a lot of them are based on ecological premeses. But it's been a while since I read one so compelling as debut author Denise Getson`s DRY SOULS.
DRY SOULS follows Kira, a teen girl who can hardly remember her mom, and has grown up at an all-girls orphanage. She's never quite fit in with the other girls, and when she finds a flower -- something no one has seen in years, since the water is too tightly regulated to support purely aesthetic plantlife -- Kira is compelled to protect it. It feels like her safe place, her one thing that she has in the world. And it could have been the key to friendship, with a girl named Mary. Together they water the flower by saving their rations -- it's their secret. But on the day that Kira discovers she can conjure water on her own, Mary freaks out, tells the headmistress, and is on the outs again.
So Kira strikes out on her own, as a traveler, with little direction except to maybe go to the town of her birth, Slag, in an area once known as the Great Lakes Region. Meeting up with fellow runaway J.D., things seem to be going okay, and Kira is feeling good about her choice to leave the orphanage. Little does she know, the goverment -- the Territories -- is out to find her. They know about her power, and have no interest in her filling the lakes and rivers and bringing water to the people. The Territories have managed to keep control over the population by keeping control over the water, and to them, Kira is an enormous threat.
Part adventure, part coming-of-age, and completely unputdownable, DRY SOULS is an elegantly written addition to the dystopian genre. One that presents its stark future with an element of hope, with relateable characters, and without the pretense of a forced romance. And, at just under 200 pages, it makes a great pick for reluctant teen readers. Make sure you go to your local library or bookstore and ask for DRY SOULS, stat! -- E. Kristin Anderson"
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781944821180 |
| PRICE | $10.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 200 |
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Featured Reviews
Nicole R, Reviewer
Dry souls Wow just wow! I loved every second of it I couldn’t put it down. It is written so beautifully and so on point it’s scary. This book has you thinking something like this could actually happen one day to earth and would it be the same would deviation and fighting break out amoung everyone you once held dear to you. Would water become such a rare thing that rations would have to be set out? It’s incredible and the second book is out which I immediately had to get my hands on !
Kaitlyn B, Reviewer
The novel was an interesting read and it gave its readers a “what if?” scenario with a hint of sci-fi.
I was intrigued to read more and see what was next for Kira and J.D. on their adventures.
Avalon R, Bookseller
Excellent book really can’t wait for the next episode love the characters love the story there was nothing about this book I didn’t enjoy I can very highly recommend it
Shirley M, Reviewer
A Precious Drop of Water
Kira lives on a land that has poisoned and deleted it's water supply. Every drop of water is rationed. She is a young girl living in a girl's home after the death of her mother. One day she discovers a pink flower hidden behind a shed. She saves part of her water ration to water and care for it.
In caring for the flower she discovers she has a talent for calling forth water from the parched ground.
When her talent is discovered the political forces try to control her for their own use to control the water and thus control the people. She manages to escape with her friend J.D., but not before she discovers she can refill the aquifer and the lake.
They travel to the desolate lands away from the seas to the interior of the land and discover an unspoiled spot. They realize that Kira can make the land beautiful again and alive.
This is the story of a future of what could happen, the spirit of the young and what can be changed through the kindness of the human spirit.
It was a good read and I would recommend it to anyone as a quick uplifting book, but especially to the Young Adult world.
Thanks to Denise Getson, BooksGoSocial, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of the book for an honest review.
Sarah O, Reviewer
I found Dry Souls very easy to read, with an interesting post-apocalyptic theme, but later parts of the books include some contradictions to what you read earlier. Other than these inconsistencies, would recommend to fans of YA dystopian novels such as The Hunger Games and The Carbon Diaries.
Account D, Reviewer
this was a really interesting concept, I liked that water is basically the jumping point of the plot. It was a great read and I really enjoyed reading this.
Lindsey W, Librarian
Dry Souls was a unique twist on dystopian literature. I appreciated the character development of Kira. As a Midwesterner myself, I also appreciated all of the references to different locations around the Midwest and Chicago. The Great Lakes are such a rare a precious commodity. It was interesting to read a book with this slant. If I was working at a high school, this would definitely be purchased for the library. Looking forward to following Kira's story!
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