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Life as We Knew It

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Paperback | 1 May 2008

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352 Pages

Age
12+

Grade
2+

Dimensions(cm)
18 x 13 x 2.5

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New York Times bestseller! A heart-stopping post-apocalyptic thriller that''s "absorbing from first to last page."*

When a meteor knocks the moon closer to earth, Miranda, a high school sophomore, takes shelter with her family.

Told in a year’s worth of journal entries, Life as We Knew It chronicles the human struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all—hope—in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.

As August turns dark and wintery in northeastern Pennsylvania, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.

I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open. Like one marble hitting another, when the moon slams closer to earth, the result is catastrophic. Worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun.

Life as We Know It is an extraordinary series debut. The companion novels are: The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon.

(*Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Industry Reviews

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A 2011 ALA Popular Paperbacks Title A CCBC Choice A Junior Library Guild Premier Selection A Listening Library Selection An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year * "Absorbing from first page to last."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Riveting and deeply frightening."--The Bulletin
"You will read it in one sitting, fighting back tears as you bite your nails."--Teenreads.com --

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