The moon is going to be hit by a meteor. Big
deal. But everyone in the country is talking about it. And every
teacher in school is requiring the kids to watch it. So from the comfort
of a lawn chair in the front yard, Miranda is doing just that. But no one
is prepared for what happens. The meteor knocks the moon off course and
sends it closer to the earth! At first it just seems kind of eerie but
then the reality of what has happened hits Miranda and her family. The
east coast is wiped out by tsunamis. There are earthquakes and volcanoes
to deal with. And it comes down to a struggle for survival. This
book is sure to keep you engrossed in their story. And to keep you thinking
about the possibilities long after it ends.
(Booktalk by Nancy Keane,
Booktalks Quick and Simple)
By
Susan Beth Pfeffer
On May 18 an
asteroid hit the moon. It wasn’t a surprise. We all knew it was going to
happen. It had been talked about for weeks. Everyone was excited and but 9:30
that night all our neighbors where out in their yards to watch it happen. It
was like a big block party, and people cheered when it happened—but not for
long.
There had been some kind of a miscalculation. Even the astronomers were
surprised when the impact pushed the moon out of its orbit. They could explain
what had happened. I know I can’t. But what I can say is that after the
collision the moon was tilted wrong, and it was smack in the middle of the sky,
and it was way too large.
At first people couldn’t believe it, and then
everything started to go wrong. The cell phones went out, the Internet stopped
working. No CNN, just local television and mostly reports on the radio. And
things just kept getting worse.
My name is Miranda. I’m sixteen and these are
my diary entrees about what happened after that asteroid hit the moon.
My
brother Matt says we are living through a special time in history. A time when
we can all be heroes. Mrs. Nesbitt, or next-door neighbor, says people will
rise to the occasion.
My younger brother Jonny hopes they will cancel school
for the rest of the year. Mom is worried we won’t have enough food to last
until things get better.
What I know for sure is that right after the impact
giant waves destroyed much of the coast including big cities like New York,
Boston, Miami, and places like Cape Cod and Hawaii. Terrible storms cut the
power, and earthquakes hit places that had never had them before. Then
volcanoes started to erupt all over the world filling the sky with clouds and
cutting out the sun. Now the scientists are warning about drought and record
cold temperatures. Even our cat Horton has disappeared.
With the numbers of
the dead rising, I wonder if things will never be normal again? Or is life as
we knew it just a memory?
Life as
We Knew it by Susan
Beth Pfeffer
(Booktalk
by Tom Reynolds, Sno-Isle Regional Library System)
Last
Updated: May 14, 2008
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