This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

this world we live in Book 3 of the Last Survivors series begins one year since a meteor hit the moon knocking it closer to the Earth causing tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other severe weather changes.  Miranda Evans and her family has survived in Pennsylvania but food is scarce and the weather is freezing.  Ash from the volcanic eruptions has blocked out the sun.  Life for the Evans family has changed.  They forage for food from the houses around them.  Her two brothers travel for two days on bikes to fish in the river.  Miranda’s mother tries to keep things stable and normal by keeping up everyday rountines, but they are struggling to survive.  Then Miranda’s father and step-mother arrive with four others including their newborn son, Gabriel.  Now there are more mouths to feed.  Alex Morales (from The Dead and the Gone) is one of the new additions to their family.  Miranda finds herself attracted to Alex.  Read Miranda’s diary to find out how they all survive and what develops between Alex and Miranda.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Hunger GamesEvery year, the Capitol requires each district to send to representatives between the ages of twelve to eighteen to play in the Hunger Games. In the Hunger Games the participants fight to the death on national television. When Katniss Everdeen’s younger sister, Prim, gets chosen in the lottery to represent District 12, Katniss steps forward to take her place. But Katniss has skills, she’s been providing for her family for years using the knowledge her father taught her. The Hunger Games is Survivor with an edge!

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

knife of never letting goTodd Hewitt is the only boy left in Prentisstown, a town full of men. Prentisstown is a settlement town in the New World where Todd’s mother and father were pioneers in search of a new simple life. But a germ on the planet killed the women of Prentisstown and now all the men hear each others thoughts and the creatures that live on this planet in a never-ending stream of noise. Todd is just a month away from his special birthday. On this birthday, he will become a man. But Prentisstown has been hiding something under all the noise. Something terrible that has Manchee and Todd fleeing Prentisstown for their lives.

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

life as we new it 2Life As We Knew It is a remarkable book that makes you think about life as we know it. 

A meteor is heading toward the moon.  Science teachers have been talking about it.  It’s on the news.  Families gather outside to view this phenomenon. But something unexpected happens when the meteor crashes into the moon! The moon is knocked out of its orbit closer to the Earth.  Then things start to go crazy.  Tsunamis, earthquakes, and other natural disasters happen all over the world.  Miranda, her mom, and her brothers, Matt and Jonny switch from living an every day-type of life to survival mode.  Would you be prepared to face what Miranda and her family are facing?  Would you have the courage and the intelligence to survive?

Life As We Knew It is told through Miranda’s journal entries.  It pulls you in and keeps you turning pages to find out what will happen to Miranda and others in her Pennsylvania town.

 Have you read anything good lately?