Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event—an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Alex Morales. When Alex's parents disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his two younger sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland, and food and aid dwindle. With haunting themes of family, faith, personal change, and courage, this powerful new novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.
The Dead and the Gone (Life As We Knew It #2) by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Susan Beth Pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including the bestselling novel The Year Without Michael. She lives in Middletown, New York.
ISBN-13: 9780152063115
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 6/1/2008
Series: Life As We Knew It Series, #2
Pages: 321
Age range: 12 - 17 YearsChapter Books -- Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian
Chapter Books - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
Chapter Books - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
Chapter Books - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
Chapter Books - Young Adult Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Chapter Books - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | General
-Survival -Brothers and sisters
-Science fiction -Puerto Ricans
-Natural disasters -New York (State)
-New York -New York (N.Y.)
- Topical | Death/Dying
- Locality | New York, N.Y.
- Geographic Orientation | New York
- Ethnic Orientation | Hispanic & Latino
- Religious Orientation | Christian
- Religious Orientation | Catholic
- Topical | Family
OCLC Number: OCLC#167492096
Awards: Texas Lone Star Reading List | Commended | Young Adult | 2009 ; South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award | Nominee | Young Adult | 2010 - 2011
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2007029606
Lexile Level: 680-First Edition Hardcover -Out of Print - Mint Edition
-First Edition Hardcover -Out of Print - Mint Edition