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Life As We Knew It


Life as We Knew It

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 352

Published: 2007

Great for age 11-18 years

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No shops. No TV. No Electricity. No Daylight. No idea if your family is alive or dead. Could you survive? When a freak asteroid knocks the moon from its orbit, horrific tides engulf parts of the globe, and life on earth changes overnight. For 15-year-old Miranda as power, communications and food supplies start to break down, a desperate battle for her family's survival begins.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Life As We Knew It .

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Scholastic .

 

This book is in the following series:

Life as We Knew It

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

Black-Eyed Susan Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award.

Green Mountain Book Award
This book was recognised by the Green Mountain Book Award.

Gateway Readers Award
This book was recognised by the Gateway Readers Award.

Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Garden State Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Garden State Award.

Nutmeg Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

Golden Sower Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Golden Sower Award.

Garden State Award - Fiction - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Grades 6-8 category by the Garden State Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Truman Readers Award
This book was recognised by the Truman Readers Award.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.