The Dead and the Gone (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780606144643)

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 novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.

Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
ISBN-10: 0606144641
ISBN-13: 9780606144643
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 321
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 6.80h x 5.00w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 122569 / Dead & the Gone