Kivlighan de Montebello

A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.

Auggie is an ordinary kid who doesn't look like other kids. When other children make fun of him, Auggie and his dog put on astronaut helmets and travel through space, then return home where Auggie meets a boy who wants to be his friend.