Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all--hope--in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
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1. I choose Life as we knew it because I had seen it around the library and around bookstores and I have always wanted to read it, but never found the time. When I finally read the back it looked really interesting because it’s hard to imagine the world really ending. So I thought I would give it a try.
2. In the beginning of the book I can relate to the main character Miranda because she is a normal teenager is obsessed with school and friends, but then when the moon gets closer to the earth and everything starts to go haywire, it’s hard to relate. I’ve never been in that situation between life and death so it’s hard to know how I could act.
3. When I first started this book I didn’t really like it. It seemed shallow and boring, but when things really started to get bad I got really into it. For the last one hundred pages I could barely put it down. I think it’s worthy of being on the Abe list because it shows people how good our lives are just when we have food to eat and water to drink.
4. As I said before I didn’t really like the book in the beginning, but towards the end I really enjoyed it. It’s hard to imagine the world ending and I think this book has a really good account of how things go from bad to worse and just keep getting worse. I’m also glad that the book managed a hopeful ending. I think it goes to show that the human race can live through anything.
Kimberly Niccolai
Saunders/Dunlavy
I chose to read "Life As We Knew It" because during the book talk we had it was said to be a sci-fi book about the end of the world and I enjoy reading sci-fi books. So, I thought I would give it a try
1. I chose to read "Life as We Knew It", because I like those kind of books, especially the ones that have "the end of the world" included in them. I enjoy reading these books and seeing those kind of movies.
2. Well, I relate Miranda at the beginning of the book, since she is an ordinary girl like everybody else. She has family, friends, school, her parents are divorced like mine, but as the story goes on, I can't really relate it anymore. I never have been in that kind of situation, and I really hope I will not.
3. I think that this book was truly worthy being on this year's Abe list. This is one of my favorite books right now. I could not put it down when I was reading at home, I just had to keep reading it and find out what is going to happen next. Sometimes, I could not even read, because I was too afraid what's going to happen next. I really got into the book. As I said, it is an amazing book and I really enjoyed reading it.
1.) I chose the book "Life As We Knew it" because I am interested in stories of survival after disasters. I wanted to see what actions the characters were going to take in order to survive and I was curious to see if they would make it through the end. It also made me think about what I would do in that situation.
I chose to read the novel Life as we Knew it because it was presented as an interesting and exciting novel when they were all introduced to us in the library. I also generally like the novels of the sci-fi genre.
I chose Life as we knew it because the story sounded suspenseful. i reasently had a convorsation with one of my friends about if the world ended what would we do and where would we go. This book basically summed thaqt up in the first chapter. I can't wait to see what this book has to come it later chapters.
2. I have difficulty to Miranda and her family in this book because they are put in a situation that I could hardly imagine. They are all thrown in to a situation where the climate rapidly becomes very different, they have very little human contact, and they have the possibility of starving to death every day. I don’t really think that anybody could really relate to the situation that they are in and that could make the book a little harder to read
3. No, this book was really long and dragged on, especially in the middle two hundred pages got extremely repetitive and I and wondered what their purpose was. This book was hard to read and if it was more concise it would have been much better. Despite all of this the book was well written and the story told is interesting as long as you can stick it out until it starts to pick up again.
Suntosh DervinI originally chose this novel because of the cover art which really intrigued me and i bacame further intrigued when i found out it was a science fiction novel which i am a big fan of. I am not alike any of the main characters in the book because everybody seems so close minded in that novel while im the total opposite and very idealistic
I do believe this novel is worthy of being on the abes list but i feel that it would be an aquired taste for many since it is written in diary format and is very slow paced. I actually was dissapointed in this book because of its writting format being like a diary which i am not a fan of at all and the novel was far to long for the stly of book it was and very slow paced. I feel that the novel would have been more effective if it was faster paced and a shorter more gripping novel.
I find it very hard to relate to Miranda and her family in the book because they are put in a situation unlike any I have ever experienced. My life is very easy in comparison to Miranda's so I cannot relate to how she feels.
I feel I do not relate the main character because the only thing we have in common is we both go to school. Her parents are divorced, and she has an older brother does not live at home. My parents are together and I am the oldest sibling. However I enjoy hearing about how things are from the perspective of someone who has a completely different life style.
I found "Life as We Knew it" more than worthy. of being on the abe awards. right from the get go this book hooked me. It kept the action and stressful situations coming. Whenever a character was in-trouble they really made you feel it. The book really connected with me. I really felt close to the characters and was worried for them. All in all this is a phenomenal book that deserves to be the number one book on this list.
I chose this book because of the recent fad about the end of the world in movies and news. I wanted to learn what people would do in this kind situation.
I can't relate to any of the characters in this book. I've never been put in a situation where my life is on the line with the world rapidly changing. Miranda's family is also very different from mine for my parent's aren't as close minded as her's.
I think this book is worthy of being on the Abe list. It was very suspenseful at certain situations and this kept me wanting to read more. It also shows how people can still have hope even at the worst of times.
I chose this book particularly because of the cover. The picture of the moon and a title that says LIFE AS WE KNEW IT can really catch someone's eye. At first, I thought it would be a book about aliens but I was way off. It was much better than aliens. That is why Ichose this book.
I do not relate to any of the characters int the book at all, particularly Miranda. I have never lived in my house as the world was ending and people were dying around me. I have never almost starved to death to keep my younger sibling alive and strong. I have NEVER shaved my head and I'm glad I haven't. It is hard for me to relate to what they have been through and I cannot empathize with them. However, the way this book was written really puts me in the center of what is happening. that is why I do not relate to the characters in my book.
I believe that this book is worthy of being on the Abe list because it is a very good book. I like that it was written in the form of journal entries because it really makes you feel like you found an artifact from the past and you are figuring out what it was like back then. It was almost like reading Anne Frank's diary from the Holocaust. The author really makes the words in a page turn into characters that many people can relate to even though the world hasn't ended. I really enjoyed reading this book and that is why it should stay on the Abe list.
this book had me hooked as soon as I heard that it was about the world ending. It made me think of what I would do in similar circumbstances. I really liked the character and the fact that she was not perfect and had a lot of failings. That helped me to see that even at the end of the world, people make mistakes. I think this book really made a difference in how I view life as I know it.
No, I do not believe that this book was worthy of the Abe Award because the middle of the book was just repeating the same thing over again and there was no point to it. It eventually became very boring and I did not want to read anymore.A positive characteristic of this book is that it makes you think about how life would be without common necessities. Though it did improve and become more exciting towards the end, I would not recommend this book to friends.
1. I chose to read this book because I thought it would be interesting to read about survival and how it emotionally affects people. I also liked the idea of what life would be like when a disaster affects not only one region, but also the whole world.
2. I cannot relate to any characters because I have never experienced a disaster of this caliber, though sometimes I do feel stuck in a situation where I had to make an important decision, just as Miranda was so many times.
3. I do think that this book belongs on the Abe List, as it kept me wanting to find out what will happen next throughout the book, though I do feel that some parts of this book were unrealistic, like how the scientists were supposedly wrong about what would happen to the moon. Also, I don't think the way the town/ government reacted seemed very realistic.
1. I choose to read this book becasue my teacher told me that she read it and loved it. Also, I like reading about books like the world ending or crazy books like that because its always really interesting to me.
2. Miranda was a normal characther, a normal person. Someone who just gets through life. When the moon got hit and came closer, and everything changed, Miranda stepped up and had to take control. I dont know if I can relate to her because she went through many difficult obsticals and i dont know if i could do some of the things she did.
3. I think this book is worthy of the Abe list because the main character shows what it takes to be strong in rough times. It also teaches kids that they can not take life for granted because the world could change in seconds and everything we had could be gone.
2. I can relate to the main character in my book. Her name is Miranda. In the face of death many times she keeps one thing in mind: hope. She has hope that she's going to get out of the situation alive. She has hope that she will someday once again be reuinited with her family. She has hope that she will once agian become a normal teenager again. I have such hope too. Whenever I am in a bad situation I always have hope that somehow I will wind up a normal teenager again. For example, I went on a 2 week backpacking/camping trip this summer. There were many times when I was in the face of death, like being trapped on the top of a mountain during a thunderstorm and not too far from a cliff. During those times, however, I told myself that I was going to somehow get home and be able to remain a normal teenager. And, with that hope in my mind, I perservered through those hard times and made it back to Hinsdale.
3. I think this book does deserve an Abe Award. It is a fast-paced book that keeps you hooked. It is action packed and is a constant struggle for hope and a normal life by a helpless teenager. She realizes the importance of family over all other. I think in dire times like the ones Miranda faced it is hard to keep "wants" and "needs" seperate from eachother and it is probably a good life skill. Especially when a doctor tells you that the only thing you can do is make your brothers' and mother's deaths comfortable. I have learned this valuable life lesson from it, and it should definately receive an Abe Award.
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