{"product_id":"9780152058265","title":"Life As We Knew It","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLife As We Knew It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Susan Beth Pfeffer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh school sophomore Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, like \"one marble hits another.\" The result is catastrophic. How can her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis are wiping out the coasts, earthquakes are rocking the continents, and volcanic ash is blocking out the sun? As August turns dark and wintery in northeastern Pennsylvania, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a year’s worth of journal entries, this heart-pounding story chronicles Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all—hope—in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world. An extraordinary series debut!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Beth Pfeffer has written several companion novels to \u003cem\u003eLife As We Knew It, \u003c\/em\u003eincluding \u003cem\u003eThe Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Shade of the Moon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults A 2011 ALA Popular Paperbacks Title A CCBC Choice A Junior Library Guild Premier Selection A Listening Library Selection An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year * \"Absorbing from first page to last.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting and deeply frightening.\"—\u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"You will read it in one sitting, fighting back tears as you bite your nails.\"—\u003cem\u003eTeenreads.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvergreen Young Adult Book Award (Washington), Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut), Arizona Young Readers’ Award, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (Illinois), South Carolina Young Adult Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780152058265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41151188533454,"sku":"9780152058265","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780152058265.jpg?v=1651129131","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780152058265","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}