Life as We Knew It Contributor(s): Pfeffer, Susan Beth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152061541 ISBN-13: 9780152061548 Publisher: Clarion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2008 Annotation: Miranda's disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, 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. In her journal, Miranda records the events of each desperate day, while she and her family struggle to hold on to their most priceless resource--hope." ""Includes a teaser to the companion novel," The Dead and the Gone. Click for more in this series: Life as We Knew It |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2005036321 |
Age Level: 12-UP |
Grade Level: 7-UP |
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available) |
Guided Reading: Z (Grade 7/8) |
Series: Life as We Knew It |
Physical Information: 1" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" L (0.50 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2010 Green Mountain Book Award, Nominee, Grades 9-12, 2010 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 109087 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this New York Times best-seller, when a meteor knocks the moon closer to earth, Miranda, a high school sophomore, takes shelter with her family in this heart-stopping post-apocalyptic thriller that's "absorbing from first to last page."* (Publishers Weekly, starred review) 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. 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. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pfeffer, Susan Beth: - Susan Beth Pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including the New York Times best-selling novel Life As We Knew It, which was nominated for several state awards, and its companion books, The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon. She lives in Middletown, New York. |
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