Title: Last Survivors Series:Life as We Knew it
The Dead & the Gone
This World we Live in
The Shade of the Moon (Released September 2013;
Obviously I won't be reviewing this one ;-))
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Previous Work:
Blood Wounds
Portraits of Little Women Series
Starring Peter and Leigh
The Sebastian Sisters Series
Twice Taken
And many more books!
Summary: "They said asteroids hit the moon pretty often,
which is how the moon gets its craters, but this
one is going to be the biggest asteroid ever to hit
it and on a clear night you should be able to see
the impact when it happens, maybe even with the
naked eye but certainly with binoculars. They
made it sound pretty dramatic, but I still don't
think it's worth three homework assignments."
Two days later the asteroid hits and causes tsunamis,
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and food shortages.
Miranda, in Pennsylvania and Alex, in New York are
forced to fight for their very lives.
Rating: 3.5
Awards: (For Life as We Knew it)
2006 Booklist Editor's Choice Award for Books for Youth
(Older Reader's Category)
2007 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
2007 YALSA Best Books for Young Adults/
Teen's Top Ten List
2007 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Science
Fiction or Fantasy Book
2008-2009 Truman Reader's Award
2009 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
Many other awards
Opinion: I love the characters! The book is also well written.
However it is a young adult book* so you need to think if the
series is right for you. It is brutally realistic and totally
awesome! I can't wait for the next book!
* The young adult rating is probably for mention of adult
content and bad language.
Plus SPOILER ALERT! People do die in the series.
Title: The Family Greene