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Can I read Drought on EtoBox?

Drought by Pam Bachorz is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Drought about?

Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking work of gathering Water. Escape from living as if it is still 1812, the year they were all enslaved. When Ruby meets Ford--an irresistible, kind, forbidden new Overseer--she longs to run away with him to the modern world, where she could live a normal teenage live. Escape with Ford would be so simple.But if Ruby leaves, her community is condemned to certain death. She, alone, possess the secret ingredient that makes the Water so special--her blood--and it's the one thing that the Congregation cannot live without.Drought is the haunting story of one community's thirst for life, and the dangerous struggle of the only girl who can grant it.

Who reads Drought?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Pam Bachorz
Publisher
Egmont USA; Lerner Publishing Group
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9781512401257
Category
children's
Subjects
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction
Rating
3.49 / 5 (2,582 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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