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Life As We Knew It

Susan Beth Pfeffer

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When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, everything in 15 year old Miranda’s life is changed. All her teenage problems get swept to one side as she and her family have to re-learn everything - just to survive. A terrific adventure in which Miranda and those around her have to find the courage, strength and resources just to keep going.

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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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, a desperate battle for her family’s survival begins.

About the Author

Award-winning author Susan Beth Pfeffer, has written over sixty books for children and young adults. She began her career in 1970, with the publication of her first book, Just Morgan, which she wrote her last semester at New York University. Ms. Pfeffer's books include middle-grade novels (The Pizza Puzzle), historical fiction (Nobody's Daughter and its companion volume Justice for Emily), and young adult novels (Family of Strangers and Twice Taken). Her young adult novel About David was awarded the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award.

Her young adult novel The Year Without Michael, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and winner of the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, was named by the American Library Association as one of the hundred best books for teenagers written between 1968-1993.

Susan Beth Pfeffer is also the author of the popular Portraits of Little Women series. Created for readers grades 3-6, each of the books in the series captures one of the beloved March sisters from Little Women--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--at age 10. These unforgettable heroines experience the joys and sorrows of sisterhood, family life, and a changing America.

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Format
Paperback
352 pages
Reading Age: From 11 To 16

Author
Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Publisher
Scholastic

Publication date
31st March 2007

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