Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.
Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
I read “Life As We Knew It” By Susan Beth Pfeffer. It’s about the world coming to an end because the moon got hit by a meteorite and knocked it out of orbit. Miranda and
ReplyDeleteher family watch the moon get hit and when it starts to get close everyone freaks out.
Her brother Matt is at college while it happens and Miranda really wants him to come home. She also misses her dad who is in Springfield at the time. She is looking forward to going to his house in August. Things get worse every day and Miranda and her family are starting to have to work hard to stay alive. Her brother got home and he works harder them them all. Miranda is looking forward to going to Springfield but her dad and step mom, Lisa, are coming to see them before they go to Lisa parents house. All of Miranda’s friends are leaving. Her friend Sammi is first to leave and Miranda’s boyfriend follows. Her friend Megan is starving herself to death because she thinks it’s the will of God.
I didn’t like this book because it talks about some things a little to much for comfort. But other than that it was okay.
Marc
I read the book Life As We Knew It By Susan Pfeffer
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that happened was MIranda And her family were watching the news when they found out in the news that the moon is going to get hit by a meteorite. But what Miranda doesn't know is that the moon is going to get knocked closer into orbit. When the moon got knocked closer into orbit people started freaking out because they thought the moon was going to crash into the earth.
When Miranda went to school her mom went and picked her up right in the middle of class. They went to the store to buy stuff they would need. People were already at the store it was a mess people were grabbing stuff and some were not even paying. They grabbed canned food because they had no electricity so the food would not spoil.
Later on in the news tsunamis and earthquakes are happening all over the world. Then volcanoes start erupting witch the ash is causing the moon and the sun to be blocked out.
Miranda and her family have limited supplies so one day Miranda goes to town and a yellow slip blows into her face she reads the slip and heads to city hall. Miranda gets food for her family and Know they will get through what ever lies ahead.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about human survival i give this book 5 stars I liked this book a lot I enjoyed reading it so I hope you enjoy read Life As We Knew It as well.