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Feb 21, 2011 life as we knew by susan beth pfeffer is a dystopian science fiction novel and first book in the moon crash trilogy. A giant asteroid hits the moon from the dark side i think and it had a greater force than expected and pushes the moon out of its normal orbit, path, rotation, and closer to earth. Free download or read online life as we knew it pdf epub book. Life as we knew it by susan beth pfeffer the literary. Life as we knew it by susan beth pfeffer scholastic.
It is the first book in the last survivors series, followed by the dead and the gone. The change in the moons gravitational pull begins to cause natural havoc around the globe in the form of catastrophic tsunamis, earthquakes. Told in journal entries, this is the heartpounding story of mirandas struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all, hope, in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world. The dead and the gone this world we live in blood wounds please enjoy this sample chapter of the sequel, the dead and the gone. Life as we knew it is a well written novel, filled with twists and turns that left me hanging onto the book. Either way, the living room is pretty much unusable now, but we havent been spending much time in there anyway. I got my books and followed mom out of the classroom. Buy life as we knew it reprint by pfeffer, susan beth isbn. We couldnt go anywhere, so we stayed in and read books and played games and pretended not to worry.
Susan beth pfeffer books list of books by author susan beth. Dystopia, fiction, science fiction, young adult length. Science fiction young adult fiction publication details. Sixteenyearold miranda begins a daily tenmonth diary documenting the survival ordeal her rural pennsylvania family endures when a large meteors collision with the moon brings on destruction of the modern world and all its technological conveniences. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. Mirandas disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor 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. Get all the key plot points of susan pfeffer s life as we knew it on one page. The moon is knocked a little too close to the earth one day.
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After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of postapocalyptic novels, officially titled the life as we knew it series, but often called the last survivors or moon crash series, some of which have appeared on the new york times bestselling list. Susan beth pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including life as we knew it and the bestselling novel the year without michael. Also it is a very distopian book so if thats your kind or thing like me read it. Susan beth pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including the new york times bestselling 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.
Life gets gray and dingy, and even the snow isnt quite white. Susan beth pfeffer was born in new york city in 1948, though she grew up in the city she spent summers in the catskill mountains. Every time i read life as we knew it,i found myself within the book,as if. October 2006 i guess i always felt even if the world came to an end, mcdonalds would still be open, 16yearold miranda says when her life suddenly takes a turn for the worse. I agree with yesme, this is defenatly a book for older kids, and it can be frightening at times. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. When an asteroid hits the moon and brings it closer to earth, life in northeastern pennsylvania will never be the same again for miranda and her family. Unlike other apocalypse themed books where the breakdown happens immediately and citizens are on their own from the beginning, life as we knew it describes a gradual downturn of society. Listen to life as we knew it by susan beth pfeffer at.
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