Life as We Knew It

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)

Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780152061548
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 109087 / Life as We Knew It


Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee

About the Author
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.