So let me start with the good: The world of Not a Drop to Drink felt real, frightening, and worse of all, plausible. STATUS IN MY LIBRARY: We don’t have it, and with all the rape references, I can’t get it. NOT A DROP TO DRINK, however, does not have sci-fi elements. Maybe we’ll see in the sequel ‘In a Handful of Dust.’ Neighbour Stebbs was an interesting character. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn't leave at all. I witnessed readers begging for a sequel back in 2013 when NOT A DROP TO DRINK was released and I wondered what all the buzz was about. Dahl was c… more » I would have liked to read more about her journey, have her involved more in the main plot and her own story arc. Recently, I finally got a chance to pick it up. And no sequel–yay! Fast-paced with well-defined, likeable characters. Abhishek Swain’s black-and-white film, Life Drop, unfolds as a series of images of children and water and lasts only 30 seconds. Eli’s sister, Lucy was the much needed grounding and softness that ‘Not a Drop to Drink’ lacked and was a genius inclusion. Maybe we’ll see in the sequel ‘In a Handful of Dust.’ Neighbour Stebbs was an interesting character. Not A Drop To Drink – Mindy McGinnis Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. I would have liked to read more about her journey, have her involved more in the main plot and her own story arc. READALIKES: Life As We Knew It (Pfeffer); Ashfall (Mullin) Download the Not a Drop to Drink audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iPhone, Android or Windows device. The title from this episode is from the line, "water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink," from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" written from 1797-99 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. And then I found out there’s a sequel, and the plot of the sequel makes no sense whatsoever given Lynn’s personality in this book, but whatever, no one’s making me go out and read it. Not a Drop to Drink (Not a Drop to Drink, #1) and In a Handful of Dust (Not a Drop to Drink, #2) She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn't leave at all. A poster of the film Life Drop; (left) Ashishek Swain. With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own. New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant says Not a Drop to Drink is a debut "not to be missed." Not A Drop To Drink – Mindy McGinnis Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. Not a drop to drink is a quirky collection of short stories that share a common thread- they all have water at their essence. Get the Audible Audio Editions of the Not a Drop to Drink series from the Audible.co.uk online audiobook store THE BOTTOM LINE: Though plot gaps exist and rape is overused as a plot device, I really enjoyed reading Not A Drop To Drink. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads. My favourite - "Don't Touch The Water" is a haunting, almost sinister tale exploring the bond between twins and one sister's desire to break free. I created a Works Cited and turned it in for Class. And then I found out there’s a sequel, and the plot of the sequel makes no sense whatsoever given Lynn’s personality in this book, but whatever, no one’s making me go out and read it. Stephenie Meyer and Meghan Hibbett's Fickle Fish Films has optioned rights to Mindy McGinnis’ debut young-adult novel Not A Drop To Drink, a survival story set in a … 'A Quiet Place' filmmaker John Krasinski wasn't into the idea of making a sequel, until he got an idea for how this one could be different. And no sequel–yay! Copy and paste the following code to link back to this work (CTRL A/CMD A will select all), or use the Tweet or Tumblr links to share the work on your Twitter or Tumblr account. NOT A DROP TO DRINK, however, does not have sci-fi elements. By Kyle Edwards January 21, 2019. Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes and most important, people looking for a drink. Not a Drop to Drink could have been something bold and off-beat but alas, McGinnis just had to squeeze in unnecessary cliches and kill the originality. As that dystopian rush has dampened, though, I find that I’m not nearly as excited to pick up the ones I do find because they’re all written with heavy sci-fi elements, something I’m just not into. As that dystopian rush has dampened, though, I find that I’m not nearly as excited to pick up the ones I do find because they’re all written with heavy sci-fi elements, something I’m just not into. With evocative, spare language and incredible drama, danger, and romance, Mindy McGinnis depicts one girl's journey in a frontierlike world not so different from our own.