The Dead and the Gone

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UPC:
9780547258553
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2010-01-18
Release Date:
2010-01-18
Author:
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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Susan Beth Pfeffers Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic eventan asteroidhitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as theyunfold 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 novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.