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Grade 6-8–Pfeffer tones down the terror, but otherwise crafts a frighteningly plausible account of the local effects of a near-future worldwide catastrophe. The prospect of an asteroid hitting the Moon is just a mildly interesting news item to Pennsylvania teenager Miranda, for whom a date for the prom and the personality changes in her born-again friend, Megan, are more immediate concerns. Her priorities undergo a radical change, however, when that collision shifts the Moon into a closer orbit, causing violent earthquakes, massive tsunamis, millions of deaths, and an upsurge in volcanism. Thanks to frantic preparations by her quick-thinking mother, Miranda's family is in better shape than many as utilities and public services break down in stages, wild storms bring extremes of temperature, and outbreaks of disease turn the hospital into a dead zone. In Miranda's day-by-day journal entries, however, Pfeffer keeps nearly all of the death and explicit violence offstage, focusing instead on the stresses of spending months huddled in increasingly confined quarters, watching supplies dwindle, and wondering whether there will be any future to make the effort worthwhile. The author provides a glimmer of hope at the end, but readers will still be left stunned and thoughtful.–John Peters, New York Public Library
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Emily Bauer's cheery tones define teenaged Miranda and her high school passions, problems, and protests. Everything changes, however, when a meteor collides with the moon, and she and her family discover that both U.S. coasts have fallen away and earthquakes are erupting everywhere. Bauer ratchets up Miranda's anxiety as grocery store shelves empty, electricity fails, skies gray, and cold sets in. As Miranda's life shrinks and her dedication to family expands, Bauer superbly portrays her gamut of emotions--the frustration and fear of the situation, the tenderness that grows from working together to survive, and momentary reappearances of her old optimism as she finds reasons to hope for the future. S.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Exellent, a truely good book, Sep 25 2008
This review is from: Life As We Knew It (Paperback)
This book was excellent. Miranda, an American girl is feeling depressed at the recent death of her friend and parents divorce. When scientists predict a meter hitting the moon all Miranda can see is it gives her teachers an excuse to give more homework. When the meter hits the moon everybody is watching. The scientists say the meter will only make another crater. But when the meter hits the moon moves closer to earth.
Over the next year Miranda and her family have to fight for survival, dealing with food shortages, no electricity, dieses never seen in North America, Volcanoes erupting at random and the freezing cold of winter.
Will Miranda survive?
Will the World?

Great book, it's written in journal format.
Pfeffer rights this like it actually happened, the interactions and emotions of the characters are believable and intricate.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Awesome, Déc 29 2009
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If you like disaster movies, this book is for you.

Everyone is excited about the asteroid thats about to hit the moon, until something goes horribly wrong. The asteroid hits harder than expected. The moon is knocked slightly out of its orbit. At first, this is just vaguely disturbing.

Then the disasters start. Miranda and her family are relatively safe inland, but the reports they hear arent good: tidal waves twenty feet high are hitting New York. The Statue of Liberty has been washed out to sea. The barrier islands are gone, completely.

Then the television reception goes out, the radio dies, the power goes out. Last week, she was worried about school. Today, Miranda and her family must fight to survive.

This book is totally riveting and realistic. You won't be able to put it down, so prepare for some sleepless nights!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A must read!, Nov. 3 2009
This review is from: Life As We Knew It (Paperback)
Wow.
Im not sure where to begin with this. Im pretty sure this book's story and characters will stay with me a long time. Haunting, realistically scary, its easily one of my favorite books this year. Would I recommend it? Mostly, yes, although I know its not a read everyone will enjoy as much as I did.

This book was both powerful and scary. What made it so scary was the realism with witch the author described the events through Mirandas journal. Its not an action story : theres no fighting the evil guy and save the world, nor is there a send Bruce Willis to the meteor in a space shuttle and save the world. There is no good against evil message or environmental message. Its happening out of human reach, making our lives seem very small and unimportant on a universe scale.

All Miranda and her family can do is fight for survival  and that they do. I loved how close they were to each other, even in the hardest times. This doesnt mean that they all get along perfectly, of course not! But how they react to each other, good or bad, was a lot like I would imagine people being if such a thing happened. Mirandas voice was particularly true to a fifteen years olds voice : at the beginning of the book, she was such a normal teen, going from very excited to whiny to scared. In the end though, its admiration I had for her strength. I have to give props to her mom, too, who was an incredibly strong and resourceful woman.

I feel theres very little I can say to explain how much I loved this book or why. It was absolutely scary  I had nightmares of it a week after reading it. But this book wouldnt be half as good if it wasnt so realistic.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Courtesy of Teens Read Too
If you're looking for one of the best books of 2006, then look no further than Susan Beth Pfeffer's LIFE AS WE KNEW IT. Read more
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