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  • Written by: Susan Beth Pfeffer
  • Narrated by: Emily Bauer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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Life as We Knew It

Written by: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Narrated by: Emily Bauer
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Miranda's disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the Moon closer to the Earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun?

As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.

Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all, hope, in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
©2006 Susan Beth Pfeffer (P)2006 Random House Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

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Pretty good listen

I was sceptical when I started this book as YA is usually about teenagers saving the world, but a friend recommended it so I tried it out. The narrator can be a little much, 16 years old must be a hard voice to do, but I got used to it.

The story, the survival of this little family after a catastrophe, is really riveting. It’s so realistic that I was looking through my own pantry and wondering how I would survive if the worst happened. I’m looking forward to the sequel.

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Good concept, bad writing & worse voice narration

Not the worst, but definitely not the best post apocalyptic story, it's obviously meant to be read by kids because the writing style is so painfully basic, and the voice narration is really bad. I finished it mainly because I had read this book in middle school and wanted to see how it held up as an adult, but I must say, it didn't hold up well.

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