- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books; 1 edition (5 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0439944333
- ISBN-13: 978-0439944335
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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No shops. No TV. No Electricity. No Daylight. No idea if your family is alive or dead. Could YOU survive? When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, horrific tides engulf parts of the globe, and life on earth changes overnight. For 15-year-old Miranda as power, communications and food supplies start to break down, a desperate battle for her family's survival begins.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Life as we knew it is the story of Miranda, 16, and her family. She lives with her mother and her brothers Jonny, 13, and Matt, 19, in a small town in Pennsylvania. The story is told in the form of a diary Miranda keeps. Miranda attends high school and loves skating. Her life is rather typical for a girl her age.
When she learns that an asteroid will collide with the moon, its only influence on her life is writing about the moon for homework. On the day of the event, everything changes. The moon is hit but the asteroid must have been denser than expected. The moon is pushed closer to the Earth. The result: Enormous tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes erupting, black outs and shortage in food supply. They lose contact with the outside world. Fortunately their mother was quick to do emergency shopping, so they have loads of canned food, but no new supplies arrive. They are fortunate to have a wood stove, and so a means to keep themselves warm as well as warming up their food.
Ash from the erupting volcanoes pollutes their air, making it hard to breathe. The ash also blocks out the sun, killing the plants and their vegetable garden. There is frost in August.
They have no idea where, when or if they can find new food supplies. They have no idea if their father and their grandmother are alive. People are leaving their small town, as rumour has it that there is plenty of food down south, but their mother thinks they should stay. There are lots of rumours and little real knowledge.
This is one of the best books I have read. The interaction between the family members is very realistic. They love each other dearly and make big sacrifices for each other, yet they bicker and fight, and rub each other the wrong way. Who can't identify with that?
The story is exciting; I had to keep reading to see how it all turned out in the end, and who would survive.
Several times while reading I actually had a lump in my throat. The very last sentence still resonates with me, that's why I do as well.
I highly recommend this book. Despite its YA target group it should be a hit among adults as well.
When she learns that an asteroid will collide with the moon, its only influence on her life is writing about the moon for homework. On the day of the event, everything changes. The moon is hit but the asteroid must have been denser than expected. The moon is pushed closer to the Earth. The result: Enormous tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes erupting, black outs and shortage in food supply. They lose contact with the outside world. Fortunately their mother was quick to do emergency shopping, so they have loads of canned food, but no new supplies arrive. They are fortunate to have a wood stove, and so a means to keep themselves warm as well as warming up their food.
Ash from the erupting volcanoes pollutes their air, making it hard to breathe. The ash also blocks out the sun, killing the plants and their vegetable garden. There is frost in August.
They have no idea where, when or if they can find new food supplies. They have no idea if their father and their grandmother are alive. People are leaving their small town, as rumour has it that there is plenty of food down south, but their mother thinks they should stay. There are lots of rumours and little real knowledge.
This is one of the best books I have read. The interaction between the family members is very realistic. They love each other dearly and make big sacrifices for each other, yet they bicker and fight, and rub each other the wrong way. Who can't identify with that?
The story is exciting; I had to keep reading to see how it all turned out in the end, and who would survive.
Several times while reading I actually had a lump in my throat. The very last sentence still resonates with me, that's why I do as well.
I highly recommend this book. Despite its YA target group it should be a hit among adults as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In a world where climate change is brought on by an asteroid hitting the moon, Miranda's family struggle to survive in freak weather conditions in small-town America. Unlike some films of the same genre which move from civilisation to chaos in a few weeks, the pace of the onset of change is slow and progressive and the family have time to plan their survival in freezing weather conditions without electricity, water and food and hope that life as they knew it will be restored.
A great story about how catastrophe hits an ordinary family, to be recommended to any one who enjoys the "what if?" scenario and wants something to really think about. To be read before "The dead and the gone", another cracking read.
A great story about how catastrophe hits an ordinary family, to be recommended to any one who enjoys the "what if?" scenario and wants something to really think about. To be read before "The dead and the gone", another cracking read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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. A wonderful tale of family love, loss, and survival, this is one story that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
There have been lots of changes in sixteen-year-old Miranda's life recently. Her older brother, Matt, is away at college. Her mom is still adjusting to being a divorced parent. Her younger brother, Jonny, is obsessed with baseball. And her dad and his new wife, Lisa, are expecting a baby. Dealing with all of that has been quite stressful, but Miranda's been thinking about getting back into ice-skating, and she's spending plenty of time mooning over her current hero/crush, Olympic-hopeful Brandon Erlich, a hometown hero.
Miranda's also excited about the meteor that's headed towards the Moon. Some scientists predict a minor collision; teachers predict plenty of extra homework dealing with the subjects of both Moon and meteors. For Miranda and her family, and for millions of others around the world, it simply sounds like a cool event you'll get to watch from your front yard through a pair of binoculars.
What happens on that fateful night is something no one expected. The meteor does, in fact, collide with the Moon. However, the impact was stronger than anyone had previously thought possible, and immediately, all throughout planet Earth, the effects of that collision begin to be felt. Tides, which are controlled by the Moon, become erratic, causing deadly tidal waves. Fissures in the Earth's crust crack, causing earthquakes worldwide, even in places where no earthquakes had ever occurred before. Within twenty-four hours, it becomes apparent that thousands upon thousands of people have died, and that, with the Moon out of its normal orbit, many more deaths are sure to follow.
This may sound like a depressing story, but in fact it's a story about hope and survival. LIFE AS WE KNEW IT follows Miranda and her family through nearly a year after the meteor's collision with the Moon, and all of the events that come after it--the power outages, the food shortages, the weather changes, and the loss of human contact. As Miranda and her family come to grips with this new way of living, their bodies and spirits will be tested more than they've ever been before. But this is ultimately a story about learning to survive with what you've got, and never taking what you have for granted. A wonderful, inspiring story, LIFE AS WE KNEW IT is one you'll want to read more than once.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
There have been lots of changes in sixteen-year-old Miranda's life recently. Her older brother, Matt, is away at college. Her mom is still adjusting to being a divorced parent. Her younger brother, Jonny, is obsessed with baseball. And her dad and his new wife, Lisa, are expecting a baby. Dealing with all of that has been quite stressful, but Miranda's been thinking about getting back into ice-skating, and she's spending plenty of time mooning over her current hero/crush, Olympic-hopeful Brandon Erlich, a hometown hero.
Miranda's also excited about the meteor that's headed towards the Moon. Some scientists predict a minor collision; teachers predict plenty of extra homework dealing with the subjects of both Moon and meteors. For Miranda and her family, and for millions of others around the world, it simply sounds like a cool event you'll get to watch from your front yard through a pair of binoculars.
What happens on that fateful night is something no one expected. The meteor does, in fact, collide with the Moon. However, the impact was stronger than anyone had previously thought possible, and immediately, all throughout planet Earth, the effects of that collision begin to be felt. Tides, which are controlled by the Moon, become erratic, causing deadly tidal waves. Fissures in the Earth's crust crack, causing earthquakes worldwide, even in places where no earthquakes had ever occurred before. Within twenty-four hours, it becomes apparent that thousands upon thousands of people have died, and that, with the Moon out of its normal orbit, many more deaths are sure to follow.
This may sound like a depressing story, but in fact it's a story about hope and survival. LIFE AS WE KNEW IT follows Miranda and her family through nearly a year after the meteor's collision with the Moon, and all of the events that come after it--the power outages, the food shortages, the weather changes, and the loss of human contact. As Miranda and her family come to grips with this new way of living, their bodies and spirits will be tested more than they've ever been before. But this is ultimately a story about learning to survive with what you've got, and never taking what you have for granted. A wonderful, inspiring story, LIFE AS WE KNEW IT is one you'll want to read more than once.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
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Great read
easy read, really enjoyed the book. sad in parts, very beleavable. hard to put down. Have ordered the next two and look forward to reading them.
Published 26 days ago by kat
A very good read
After reading previous reviews, I thought I'd give this book a try. It was worth it.
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