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Life As We Knew It

Susan Beth Pfeffer

  • 356 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2004
  • 5 editions
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1 About this book

Life As We Knew It is a young adult science fiction novel by American author Susan Beth Pfeffer, first published in 2006 by Harcourt Books. It is the first book in The Last Survivors series, followed by The Dead and the Gone. The book follows a teenage girl named Miranda and her family, who live in northeastern Pennsylvania and struggle to survive after an asteroid hits the Moon and brings it closer to Earth.

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  • Family life
  • Science fiction
  • Young adult fiction
  • Diaries
  • Natural disasters

2 About Susan Beth Pfeffer

1948–2025

Susan Beth Pfeffer (February 17, 1948 – June 23, 2025) was an American author best known for young adult and science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, "The Last Survivors" series, some of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.

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