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the dead and the gone

ISBN: 9780152063115

Title: the dead and the gone

Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer

KDL Description:

In this companion to Life As We Knew It, the events that take place after an asteroid hits the moon and sets off a chain of events from devastating climate changes are told through the experiences of seventeen-year-old Alex Morales as he deals with the horrors as they unfold in his New York City neighborhood.

Amazon Description:

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 new novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.