Overview

Susan Beth Pfeffer's ""Life as We Knew It ""enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event--an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Alex Morales. When Alex's parents disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his two younger sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland, and food and aid dwindle. With haunting themes of family, faith, personal change, and courage, this powerful novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.

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Author:   Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publisher:   Turtleback Books
Imprint:   Turtleback Books
Edition:   Turtleback School & Library ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 17.30cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780606144643

ISBN 10:   0606144641
Pages:   321
Publication Date:   01 January 2010
Recommended Age:   From 12 to 17 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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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)

As riveting as Life as We Knew It and even grittier, this companion novel returns to the premise of that previous book to show how New York City responds to the global disasters that ensue when an asteroid knocks the moon out of orbit. . . . Once again Pfeffer creates tension not only through her protagonist''s day-to-day struggles but also through chilling moral dilemmas: whether to rob the dead, who to save during a food riot, how long to preserve the hope that his parents might return. . . . The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers. --Publishers Weekly (starred), 5/19/08 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)

Praise 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)

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