When Miranda first hears the warnings that a meteor is headed on a collision path with the moon, they just sound like an excuse for extra homework assignments. But her disbelief turns to fear in a split second as the entire world witnesses a lunar impact that knocks the moon closer in orbit, catastrophically altering the earth’s climate. Everything else in Miranda’s life fades away as supermarkets run out of food, gas goes up to more than ten dollars a gallon, and school is closed indefinitely. But what Miranda and her family don’t realize is that the worst is yet to come. Told in Miranda’s diary entries, this is a heart-pounding account of her struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all–hope–in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar time.
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"Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer is about a girl named Amanda in a somewhat post apocalyptic earth where the moon has became increasingly close to the earth. The story is told through the use of Amanda's journal, in her journal she gives an insight on how difficult it would be to live a normal life in her situation. Throughout the story you learn about her struggles and how the rest of her family deal with them. I enjoyed this book and i thought that the use of her journal to tell the story was beneficial. I would recommend this book to someone who was looking for a good science fiction book to read."
— 7nikolas (4 out of 5 stars)
" A story set out in a diary fashion of a young woman's struggles with her family after an asteroid hits the moon. The story is quite slow moving with very little story progression or character development. "
— mobrien, 1/4/2017" Life as we Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer is about a girl named Miranda and her family. They try to make it through catastrophes caused by the an asteroid hitting the moon and making it come closer to earth. They survive world wide tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and much more. I personally, did not like this book very much. One reason is because it is a diary, and because of that it says every think that happened to her in the entire day. For example, it says what she had for breakfast if she had it, lunch if she had it, and dinner, every single day. I also thought the ending did not answer very many questions, but i guess that is what the other books are for. I recommend this book to anyone who likes diary books, or apocalyptic books. "
— Michael, 2/2/2014" This book is written for teens. It was a bit hard to sit and listen through the teeny bopper parts, especially at the begining. This would be a good book to try and make teens aware of some of the problems associated with a collapse of our infrastructure. It did have a happy ending . . . well, as happy as could be expected. The story was too predictable. But it was written for kids... "
— Jeremy, 1/26/2014" I only got through the 3rd chapter. I am good at suspending my disbelief but this was too much. The science concerning the moon, and there should be some science, was off, way off. After taking my concerns to my science geek daughter, she has the geology degree, I just couldn't keep reading. There are so many things this author could have done to make the 'event' more plausible. Moving on... "
— Carla, 1/26/2014" I read it becasue so many of my students were reading it, it was written in a journal format, an interesting concept - what woould happen if a huge asteroid hit the moon, what woud happen to us. It was alittle sad and not very well developed in places, but not too bad "
— Laurie, 1/26/2014" I loved it. It was just lying there for the whole summer and I decided to pick it up and read it. I don't regret that decision. The story feels so real. Every time I looked up, I expected my mom to come and ask me to go cut some wood or tell me that we were running outta food.. "
— Cattyme, 1/14/2014" Great book! Makes you feel like you are really there! Was on the edge a lot if the time! "
— Sara, 1/11/2014" Really great she is by far my favorite author! "
— Patricia, 1/5/2014" Really excellent book. The dystopian future theme is really interested, especially how they encourage you to watch the slide into a different type of life. I really enjoyed reading this - I couldn't put it down. "
— Kelsey, 1/3/2014" This book gave me the chills. It's totally realistic, and the events that happen make you pray that the moon never gets close to earth. Really great read. "
— Phoebe, 12/15/2013" I loved the perspective of this book. I loved Miranda and my heart broke for her and at times shecould make me laugh. This book is thought provoking, heart breaking and emotional. Well written. "
— Jill, 12/5/2013Susan Beth Pfeffer’s first two apocalyptic novels, Life As We Knew It and The Dead & The Gone, received numerous awards and were widely praised by reviewers as action-packed, thrilling, and utterly terrifying. Both novels are also available on audio from Listening Library. In This World We Live In, the main characters from each of the previous audiobooks—Miranda Evans and Alex Morales—come together in a world where courage and faith blend seamlessly in the struggle to survive mass devastation.
Emily Bauer is an award-winning voice-over actress who has read for dozens of popular audiobooks for children and adults, including Margery Williams’s Velveteen Rabbit, Meg Cabot’s Insatiable, and Ann Aguirre’s Enclave. Her film credits include Mona Lisa Smile and Long Distance. She has done voice-overs for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Pokemon and has voiced scores of TV and radio commercials as well as cartoons, talking toys, and video games.