DRYLANDS: THE CLIMATE CRISIS OF NEAL SHUSTERMAN AND JARRODS.

Abstract

Most works of climate fiction (Cli-fi) have some kind of catastrophe, thriller, or apocalyptic
setting while simultaneously tackling scientific or environmental concerns. The projection of
the climatic transition in the biosphere and the promotion of awareness to the wider population
via climate fiction is also a new development in the recording of literary materials brought on
by the current climate change issue. This current research examines Neal Shusterman and his
son Jarrod Shusterman's book Dry, which is set in the climate fiction genre. The environmental
catastrophe that brought to California's terrible drought is front and center. This story for
young adults is considered a compelling dystopian work because of the way it portrays the
future world's water shortage. However, the heroine Alyssa Morrow and her friends take on
the dreadful condition of people suffering from dehydration and how they manage to turn the
situation around as it worsens in their nation. It shows a group of young people (the "Tap-
Out") addressing the issue of a water shortage. The viewpoint of climate change and the
significance of resource conservation are addressed in this book.