The Dead and the Gone

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 novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 01/01/2010
ISBN: 9780547258553
Pages: 321
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.12h x 6.82w x 0.85d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 122569 / Dead & the Gone
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 12