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Life As We Knew It

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 41,476 Ratings and 5,319 Reviews

Book Description
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 continent... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic, Inc.
BindingPaperback (19 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100545039711
ISBN-13978-0545039710
Publication Date/2006
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About Susan Pfeffer (Author) : I'm the author of 75 books for children and young adults, including Life As We Knew It and The Dead And The Gone.
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5/13/2013 Ann Holt tagged as: Inspired me

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7/20/2010 Peni Griffin said:
Pfeffer isn't one of those superstar names, but I don't think I've ever picked up a book of hers that didn't deliver. It speaks to how many post-apocalyptic fantasies I had in my youth that I kept thinking: "No, you'd also have this going on." Because I have assumptions in place about how these s... more

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7/1/2010 Sheri Radford tagged as: I recommend

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9/20/2009 Kathy Spielman

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6/30/2009 Nicole Downing tagged as: I read, I recommend

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6/24/2009 julia b tagged as: I recommend, I read

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4/19/2009 S. Heather Mann tagged as: I read

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12/23/2008 Ali B said: 98102
tags: ya, survival

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10/25/2008 Julie Bowe said: I recommend.

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 5208966
tags: young adult, survival, science fiction, post apocalyptic, family, end of the world, catastrophe

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5/23/2008 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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5/22/2008 Kristin Walker

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2/25/2008 Linda S said: I love, love, love this book! It starts out with such normality, then things change so quickly. Who would have thought that such a simple act as the moon changing its orbit would have such catastrophic results?! But the story is so plausible I want to stock my pantry NOW!
tags: I recommend

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11/21/2007 Lynndy Bennett tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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10/16/2007 Diane Smith said: Really good book!
tags: Inspired me, I recommend, I read

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle said: Excellent, gripping survival novel. We heard a sneak preview in August 2007 of SBP's companion novel, The Dead and the Gone, set in NYC. It was riveting. Can't wait until spring '08 to read the rest!

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