Life As We Knew It

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

ONE LINE SUMMARY: In a series of diary entries, Miranda relates her life when an asteriod knocks the moon out of orbit which results in worldwide devastation.

I’ll be honest with you. I know Pfeffer solely from the book Kid Power which is great, but covers about as many serious topics as the Ramona Quimby books by Beverly Cleary. This book came as a total surprise to me, even though with the book summary, I kind of figured it was not going to be as light-hearted as Kid Power.

This is engrossing, deeply moving, and utterly fascinating. I would love to know what happens next (will there be a sequel?), because this is not one of those books that gives you a tidy ending with all the loose ends wrapped up. I normally love tidy endings but as much as I wanted to know what would happen to Miranda and her family, I also thought the ending was perfect, for this kind of story.

After I finished this, I crept around my house, feeling like the world was coming to an end.

Posted by: ssjane | February 26, 2007 | 5:15 pm
Posted in: Books | Children/Young Adult | Recommended | Science Fiction | This Life