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OverviewBest-selling author, Susan Beth Pfeffer, delivers a riveting companion to Life As We Knew It in this enthralling tale that follows seventeen-year-old Alex Morales as he fights to survive in the aftermath of apocalyptic events in New York City. Alex Morales is an average high schooler focused on his after-school job, helping his dad out with building superintendent responsibilities, and getting good grades so he can make it into an Ivy League college. But when the moon alters its gravitational pull and catastrophic events ensue, everything changes. Now, he has to care for his younger sisters, decide whether it's ethical to rob the dead, and keep the hope alive that their lost parents will return. Bone-chilling and harrowing, Susan Beth Pfeffer investigates what it takes to survive when the odds are stacked against you in this captivating story about sacrifice and humanity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan Beth PfefferPublisher: Clarion Books Imprint: Clarion Books Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 18.10cm Weight: 0.245kg ISBN: 9780547258553ISBN 10: 0547258550 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 January 2010 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Life as We Knew It: You will read it in one sitting, fighting back tears as you bite your nails. <br> --teenreads.com [star] Absorbing from first page to last . . . Celebrates the fortitude and resourcefulness of human beings during critical times. -- Publishers Weekly (starred) * As riveting as Life as We Knew It and even grittier. . . . The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review* Everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible. -- Booklist, starred review Incredibly engaging. -- Kirkus Reviews * As riveting as Life as We Knew It and even grittier. . . . The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers. Publishers Weekly, starred review * Everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible. Booklist, starred review Incredibly engaging. Kirkus Reviews Praise for Life as We Knew It: You will read it in one sitting, fighting back tears as you bite your nails. --teenreads.com [star] Absorbing from first page to last . . . Celebrates the fortitude and resourcefulness of human beings during critical times. -- Publishers Weekly (starred) Author InformationSUSAN BETH PFEFFER is the author of many books for teens, including Life As We Knew It and the bestselling novel The Year Without Michael. She lives in Middletown, New York.www.susanbethpfeffer.blogspot.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |