When the moon's orbit is knocked closer to the Earth by an asteroid, tidal waves, earthquakes, tsunamis and major climate change occurs. 17 year old Alex is responsible for his younger sisters in the absence of their parents. Their father was is Puerto Rico when the disaster occurred and their mother was called into work at the hospital, both never return. Survival becomes increasingly difficult and dangerous.

One of the scariest books I ever read. ( )

Kearsten says: In this companion book to the fantastic _Life As We Knew It_, 17-year-old Alex must try and keep himself and his two younger sisters alive in the chaos that erupts in New York City after a meteor impact knocks the moon out of its orbit and closer to Earth. As tidal waves, earthquakes and volcanoes turn the planet against human life, Alex becomes more and more desperate in his quest to survive in the absence of his parents.

This one is different, as the challenges that face Alex in a big city are different than those facing people in small towns. Alex doesn't have quite as much difficultly finding food (though he does have trouble), and he is able to continue attending school for a good portion of the time. His behavior - very macho-man, women do the chores - is annoying, but his interactions with his sisters and the struggle he has with survival feels very real.

If you, like me, are obsessed with end-of-the-world stories, do miss this one. If you're not particularly interested in struggles for survival, read this one for its suspense and Alex's growing up. ( )

In this companion book to the fantastic Life As We Knew It, 17-year-old Alex must try and keep himself and his two younger sisters alive in the chaos that erupts in New York City after a meteor impact knocks the moon out of its orbit and closer to Earth. As tidal waves, earthquakes and volcanoes turn the planet against human life, Alex becomes more and more desperate in his quest to survive in the absence of his parents.

This one is different, as the challenges that face Alex in a big city are different than those facing people in small towns. Alex doesn't have quite as much difficultly finding food (though he does have trouble), and he is able to continue attending school for a good portion of the time. His behavior - very macho-man, women do the chores - is annoying, but his interactions with his sisters and the struggle he has with survival feels very real.

If you, like me, are obsessed with end-of-the-world stories, do miss this one. If you're not particularly interested in struggles for survival, read this one for its suspense and Alex's growing up. ( )

Written as a parallel story to Life As We Knew It, The Dead and Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer tells the story from a very different perspective. We follow a New York City teen taking care of his two sisters in New York City during and after the disaster. More graphic than the first novel, this story also addresses some interesting themes related to religion and faith.

The author's blog discusses the next book related to this same disaster. It reveals information about the plots and characters, but I've decided to wait for the book to come out. ( )

The Dead & the Gone is a compelling sequel to Life as we knew it. It's in the eyes of a boy named Alex who is left for dead when his parents never return home he must take care of both of his younger sisters. but soon enough Alex is having a shortage of food and goes "body-shopping" or taking valuable Items of the dead of the street, and bartering them off for food. Will Alex survive? ( )