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The Life as We Knew It Collection - by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Mixed Media Product)

The Life as We Knew It Collection - by  Susan Beth Pfeffer (Mixed Media Product)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Now available in this thrilling paperback box set comes <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Susan Beth Pfeffer's critically acclaimed Life as we Knew It series! The perfect gift for fans of post-apocalyptic adventure series.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"These books transcend their premises with terrifyingly well-imagined futures and superb characterization. . . . Riveting."<b></b>--John Green, Printz Award-winning author of <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i> <p/> When a meteor hits the moon, teenage Miranda and her friends and family struggle to survive the unimaginable. Four gripping books that follow their ordeal are collected in this boxed set. <p/> Includes: <br> LIFE AS WE KNEW IT <br> THE DEAD AND THE GONE <br> THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN <br> THE SHADE OF THE MOON</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for LIFE AS WE KNEW IT</b> <p/> An ALA Best Book for Young Adults <br> A 2011 ALA Popular Paperbacks Title <br> A CCBC Choice <br> A Junior Library Guild Premier Selection <br> A Listening Library Selection <br> An Amazon.com Best Book of the Year <p/> * "Absorbing from first page to last." --<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> starred review <p/> "Riveting and deeply frightening." --<i>Bulletin</i> <p/> "You will read it in one sitting, fighting back tears as you bite your nails." --Teenreads.com <br><b> <p/> Praise for THE DEAD AND THE GONE</b> <p/> * "As riveting as <i>Life as We Knew It </i>and even grittier. . . . The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers." --<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> starred review <p/> * "Everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible." --<i>Booklist, </i>starred review <p/> "Incredibly engaging." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <br><b> <p/> Praise for THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN</b> <p/> * "The protagonists of Pfeffer's novels <i>The Dead and the Gone </i>and <i>Life As We Knew It </i>join forces in this third installment of a harrowing saga set in the not so distant future. . . . Throughout, readers will be moved by displays of compassion, strength, and faith as characters endure grim realities and face an uncertain future." --<i>Publishers Weekly, </i> starred review <p/> "Palpable despair is dappled with tiny flares of hope in this third entry in Pfeffer's enthralling series. . . . Fans of the first two will thrill to this latest and the loose ending will leave them hoping for more." <i>--Kirkus Reviews</i> <br><b><i> </i> <p/> Praise for THE SHADE OF THE MOON</b> <p/> "Action-packed and completely unpredictable, this latest will be widely anticipated by the series' many fans." <i>--Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/> "Pfeffer's well-written take on what life might be as it returns to 'normal' is sometimes brutal and always depressingly real." --<i>Booklist</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Susan Beth Pfeffer</b> is the author of many books for teens, including the <i>New York Times</i> best-selling novel <i>Life As We Knew It, </i> which was nominated for several state awards, and its three companion books, <i>The Dead & The Gone, This World We Live In, </i> and <i>The Shade of the Moon.</i> She lives in Middletown, New York.

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