The Dead and the Gone

The Dead and the GoneSusan 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

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