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Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer
Life As We Knew It
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I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open. High school sophomore Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, the way “one marble hits another.” The result is catastrophic. How can her family... show more
I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open. High school sophomore Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, the way “one marble hits another.” The result is catastrophic. How can her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis are wiping out the coasts, earthquakes are rocking the continents, and volcanic ash is blocking out the sun? As August turns dark and wintry 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, this heart-pounding story chronicles Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all—hope—in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world. An extraordinary series debut! Awards: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, CCBC Choice, Junior Library Guild Premier selection, Listening Library selection, Amazon.com Best Book of the Year, 2011 ALA Popular Paperback, winner of six state awards Find more information at www.lifeasweknewit.com, and don’t miss the exciting sequels The Dead & The Gone and This World We Live In.
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Format: papier
ISBN: 9780152061548 (152061541)
ASIN: 152061541
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Pages no: 360
Edition language: English
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BUGGY
BUGGY rated it
5.0 This book messed with my head and I loved it!
Opening Line:“Lisa is pregnant. Dad called around 11 o’clock to let us know.” I loved this, easily one of my top reads this year; although maybe love isn’t the right word because this book scared the crap out of me. It also depressed me, made me very cold and gave me OCD about stockpiling food. I me...
Adventures and Friends
Adventures and Friends rated it
3.0 Life As We Knew It
tl;dr this book was pretty good. Not amazing. But it definitely makes you think about what you'd do in a crisis situation. [[MORE]]Description Miranda is a 16 year old living in Pennsylvania, obsessed with an Olympic figure skater from her area and spends her day fangirling over him. Its May, almost...
Isa Lavinia
Isa Lavinia rated it
1.0 Life As We Knew It (Life As We Knew It Series #1)
Originally posted at Paperback Wonderland. Okay, I was really looking forward to this book - I've been reading a lot of dystopias lately and they've surprised me in a positive way. Not this one. Why? SCIENCE. Listen, if you're writing fantasy or sci-fi that's not based on Earth you can go all ou...
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it
3.0 Life As We Knew It (Life As We Knew It Series #1)
I don’t like comparing works in reviews. Mostly because I never know if anyone reading this review has read both works, and it doesn’t seem fair to either work. However, I could not stop thinking about The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker and City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau while I was readin...
jasdindeubel
jasdindeubel rated it
3.0 Life As We Knew It
result : the beginning was funny, the end o.k. but the rest was just boring
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