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OverviewSusan Beth Pfeffer s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event--an asteroidhitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as theyunfold 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 new novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan Beth PfefferPublisher: Harcourt Children's Books Imprint: Harcourt Children's Books Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780152063115ISBN 10: 0152063110 Pages: 321 Publication Date: 01 June 2008 Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise 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) 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) * 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 Author Information<b>SUSAN BETH PFEFFER</b> is the author of many books for teens, including the bestselling novel <i>The Year Without Michael</i>. She lives in Middletown, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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