Life as We Knew It (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780152058265)

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, like "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 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, 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

Susan Beth Pfeffer has written several companion novels to Life As We Knew It, including The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon.

Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
ISBN-10: 0152058265
ISBN-13: 9780152058265
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.64w x 1.08d

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

Award: Garden State Teen Book Award - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Honor Book
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Quill Awards - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Second Place
Award: Truman Readers Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2006 pg. 963
Booklist 09/01/2006 pg. 127
School Library Journal 10/01/2006 pg. 166
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2006 pg. 350 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2006 pg. 53
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2006 pg. 723
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2006 pg. 184 - Recommended
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2007 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 100 - Superior,Well Above Average
Newsweek 07/21/2008 pg. 58
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2007 pg. 1