Life As We Knew It
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| Author(s) | Susan Beth Pfeffer |
| Series | The Last Survivors |
| Genre(s) | Young adult novel, Science fiction |
| Publisher | Harcourt Children's Books |
| Publication date | October 1, 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 337 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0152058265 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC Number | 63705625 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.P44855 Lif 2004 |
| Followed by | The Dead and the Gone, and This World We Live In |
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 Trilogy", followed by The Dead and the Gone. When an asteroid hits the moon and brings it closer to Earth, life in Northeastern Pennsylvania will never be the same again.
In 2007 it was named as one of the Best Books For Young Adults by the American Library Association and placed seventh in the Teens' Top Ten vote, also run by the ALA.[1][2] In addition, Life As We Knew It was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award,[3] the Quill Awards and the Hal Clement Award.[4][5]
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[edit] Background
Pfeffer was inspired to write her novel by the movie Meteor. She notes that "it got [her] thinking about how the people who have the most to lose if the world comes to an end are kids," and wanted to see how her characters would cope with a situation that was out of their control.[6]
[edit] Reception
Kirkus Reviews said that "death is a constant threat, and Pfeffer instills despair right to the end but is cognizant to provide a ray of hope with a promising conclusion. Plausible science fiction with a frighteningly realistic reminder of recent tragedies here and abroad."[7] Ilene Cooper said in her review for Booklist that "each page is filled with events both wearying and terrifying and infused with honest emotions. Pfeffer bring's cataclysmic tragedy very close."[8]
[edit] Awards
Pfeffer's book was named Young Adult Library Services Association's Best Books for Young Adults in 2007, and shortlisted for the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Science Fiction or Fantasy Book of 2007. In addition, it won the Booklist Editor's Choice Award for Books for Youth (Older Reader's Category) in 2006.[9] It was nominated for the 2009 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award and the Truman Readers Award of 2008-2009.[10] It is also a Black eye Susan book for the state of Maryland.
[edit] References
- ^ ALA | 2007 Best Books for Young Adults
- ^ ALA | 2007 Teens' Top Ten
- ^ "2006 SFWA Final Nebula Awards ballot". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 2007-05-07. http://www.sfwa.org/awards/2007/NebFinal2006.html.
- ^ "2007 Quills Nominees". Publishers Weekly. 2007-06-02. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/06/02/2007-quills-nominees/. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ Golden Duck Awards : Complete List of Winners and Finalists
- ^ http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=40613
- ^ "LIFE AS WE KNEW IT". Kirkus Reviews 74 (18): 963. September 15, 2006. ISSN 00426598.
- ^ Cooper, Ilene (September 1, 2006). "Life as We Knew It". Booklist 103 (1): 127. ISSN 00067385.
- ^ http://www.yourlibrary.ws/YA_Webpage/ritba/ritba08/lifeasweknewit.htm
- ^ http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/nominees/2009.htm
