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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Characters are well developed and believable even if their plight is that of science-fiction...or is it?  toddphillips77 | Nov 18, 2009 |  This book is written in journal form by a young girl who is forced to struggle for survival after the moon is knocked closer to earth by a giant meteor, throwing the entire planet's weather and ecosystems out of whack. It is a well paced book and made me realize just who much we depend on others for our day to day survival. I was ready to go our and purchase a wood burning stove half way through the book "just in case". (  ) TiffanyK | Nov 12, 2009 | By far the best book I've had the privilege of reviewing yet, and I've reviewed over 40 books to date. Told through the diary entries of Miranda, a normal 16 year old girl, life was pretty much the same as always. That's until the moon is knocked out of orbit, chain-reacting major global catastrophes and other natural phenomena. Miranda and her family need to band together, just as all the other survivors, with changing climates and food shortages. An amazing view of a post-apocalyptic world, where life changes from care-free to survival of the fittest. Many times I forgot I was reading a children's book, some of the themes are adult, but his is an excellent read for anyone who is interested in the post doomsday scenario. I must say, I had difficulty putting this book down till it was finished, that is always the sign of a well written and interesting book. I highly recommend that you check it out today! (  ) ErikSalvail | Nov 11, 2009 | This book was interesting in that it was possible to happen, but strange none the less. The beginning was slow, but as I started reading I couldn't stop. I was excited about reading about young Miranda's journey as she fights for her family's life. The entire story was fantastic, of course until the end. The ending was, to me, a dissapointment. It did not describe how the world managed to survive. The family just recieved food...how does that effect every other person on the Earth trying to survive? I wasn't sure, and it left me dissapointed. It was an ok ending to a fantastic book. ( ) DF5B_DoriB | Nov 10, 2009 | This is so good I read it in one sitting because I literally couldn't put it down. ( ) Leli1013 | Oct 24, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0152058265, Hardcover)It's almost the end of Miranda's sophomore year in high school, and her journal reflects the busy life of a typical teenager: conversations with friends, fights with mom, and fervent hopes for a driver's license. When Miranda first begins hearing the reports of a meteor on a collision course with the moon, it hardly seems worth a mention in her diary. But after the meteor hits, pushing the moon off its axis and causing worldwide earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, all the things Miranda used to take for granted begin to disappear. Food and gas shortages, along with extreme weather changes, come to her small Pennsylvania town; and Miranda's voice is by turns petulant, angry, and finally resigned, as her family is forced to make tough choices while they consider their increasingly limited options. Yet even as suspicious neighbors stockpile food in anticipation of a looming winter without heat or electricity, Miranda knows that that her future is still hers to decide even if life as she knew it is over.Veteran author Susan Beth Pfeffer, who penned the young adult classic The Year Without Michael over twenty years ago, makes a stunning comeback with this haunting book that documents one adolescent's journey from self-absorbed child to selfless young woman. Teen readers won't soon forget this intimate story of survival and its subtle message about the treasuring the things that matter most—-family, friendship, and hope.--Jennifer Hubert (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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