Must Find This Book... please help

Discussion in 'SciFi & Fantasy' started by kpreissler, Jan 5, 2007.

  1. kpreissler Registered Member

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    I don't know the author or title... it is a young adult science fiction book. Probably the 5th or 6th grade reading level? Published sometime between 1980-1990.

    The book is about a planet that has exhausted all it's resources, and it's inhabitants are forced to leave and search for life on another planet. (Note, I don't remember if the planet is Earth set in the far future, or if this is a fictional planet). There are a group of inhabitants who believe that life can in fact be sustained if they dig below the concrete. No one believes them.

    Of the main characters, an elderly man and his granddaughter are among those who stay. He digs below the concrete is finds soil.

    One of the memorable lines is "(grief) came over me like a cool drink of water."

    I have tried just about everything to find this book. Please help!
     

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