Susan Beth Pfeffer's Last Survivors Trilogy

Susan Beth Pfeffer begins her action-packed “Last Survivors Trilogy” with an exhilarating, young adult sci-fi novel called Life as we Knew it. Once I read the first page of Life as we Knew it, I knew I was going to be hooked on this book, and I am. Susan Beth Pfeffer writes about a young girl named Miranda, who’s world changes when an asteroid knocks the moon out of orbit, causing multiple disasters that she and her family struggle to survive. Susan Beth Pfeffer uses lots of action, nail-biting moments, and adventure to create a breathtaking, emotional story. For these reasons, this book definitely deserves four out of four stars. Miranda’s normal, teenage life changes forever when the moon gets knocked out of orbit. Asteroids always hit the moon, but this one was one of the largest asteroids yet. Little did she know that this asteroid was going to cause worldwide disasters and knock the moon out of orbit. Because of these multiple catastrophes being caused across the world, everybody freaks out. There is no longer any electricity, heat, or shops. It is also very difficult to find food and water because everyone is stocking up on it (not knowing when the world will be normal again). However, this doesn’t stop Miranda and her family from facing these problems and surviving this horrible disaster.
For example, Miranda sometimes made sarcastic remarks like any teenager would. “Almost all the kids were quiet, except for one girl who kept screaming she didn’t want to die. Like any of us did” (p. 31). Ruby’s sarcastic remarks made her more realistic. “I felt like the world was coming to an end, and I was going to miss all the action, because I was going to sitting on the stupid hallway floors when it did” (p. 29). Miranda would sometimes complain about simple things and be sarcastic like a normal teenager. It’s how the author brings her character to life in a clever