Inland by Te'a Obreht Young Adult Thirsty by Joyce Dicus tells

Thirsty by Joyce Dicus tells Ella's story

tried on their underpants and tested their chamber pots

that the techniques used to create them are complicated

she's been leaking dark powers

he goes so far as to make Garrett promise to do so

Inland by Te'a Obreht Young Adult Thirsty by Joyce Dicus tellsIn the lawless, drought ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her lifeher husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home.