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Susan beth pfeffer s life as we knew it enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic eventan asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Born in new york city in 1948, pfeffer grew up in the city and its nearby suburbs and spent summers in the catskill mountains. Susan beth pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including the new york. Susan beth pfeffers life as we knew it enthralled and devastated. Susan beth pfefferpersonalborn february 17, 1948, in new york, ny. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Dorothy canfield fisher award vermont for kid power. What really drew me into this book was the fact that it was written in journal entries. Susan beth pfeffer is the author of many books for teens, including the new. That year she wrote her first story, about the love between an oreo cookie and a pair of scissors. She published her first book, just morgan, in 1970, when she was a senior at new york university. Susan beth pfeffer books, author biography, and reading. Among my books are kid power, about david, and the year without michael and the riddle streak.

Review life as we knew it by susan beth pfeffer thats what. Books by susan beth pfeffer author of life as we knew it. Knowing i had to stick to the same timeline as life as we knew it also made things harder. About david was awarded the south carolina young adult book award. Eventually it starts to sink in that life wont be normal, things are going to get a lot. Pfeffers books cover the range of childrens literature from picture books to youngadult novels. Im also the author of life as we knew it, the dead and the gone, and. The fact that a parent is around makes it that much more realistic, to me. When she was six her father wrote and published a book on constitutional law, and pfeffer decided that she, too, wanted to be a writer. Trust me, after reading this book, you realize things could be a lot worse.

Susan beth pfeffer i decided to be a writer when i was in first grade and ive been fortunate to have lived my dream. She is also the author of the popular portraits of little women series for grades 36, and has written a book for adults on writing for children. After college, she moved to middletown, new york, where she still lives, and continued to write fulltime. Mirandas disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid. Susan beth pfeffer has 86 books on goodreads with 375947 ratings. See all books authored by susan beth pfeffer, including life as we knew it, and the dead and the gone, and more on. Susan beth pfeffer was born in new york city in 1948. At the age of six, when her father wrote and published a book on constitutional law, pfeffer decided she, too, wanted to be a writer. And whats interesting is that this book, above all the other postapocalyptic. The action is one of the best things in the book because that is where all the detail. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in new york city, revealed through the eyes of seventeenyearold puerto rican alex morales. All in all, its a great book with interesting characters and plot, and i recommend it to people of. Susan beth pfeffer born february 17, 1948 is a retired american author best known for young adult science fiction. She grew up in the city and its nearby suburbs and spent summers in the catskill mountains.

Susan beth pfeffer author of life as we knew it goodreads. Its an interesting idea and an interesting story, but for me its only okay. Life as we knew it book by susan beth pfeffer thriftbooks. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of postapocalyptic novels, officially titled the life as we knew it series, but often called the last survivors or moon crash series, some of which have appeared on the new york times bestselling list. Buy a cheap copy of life as we knew it book by susan beth pfeffer.