Susan Beth Pfeffer’s 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.
---from the Barnes and Noble website
Friday, April 24, 2009
Summer Reading
Hello everyone and WELCOME! This is our summer reading blog. Please make sure you check the blog throughout the summer. We will have book discussions as well as other great and exciting information.
This summer all 2012 students will be reading The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I have included the link to her blog on our site. Pre-AP English students will also be reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
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