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the dead and the gone
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
from Harcourt Children's Books

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• From J. Kaye's Book Blog
  This book starts out just like "Life as We Knew It" but in a different state.
  On Wednesday, May 18 an asteroid hits the moon, knocking it out of orbit and closer to earth. Alex and his sisters are at home when the electricity goes out. His mother is working over time at the hospital, and his father is in Puerto Rico for a funeral. Giant tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters start occurring all over the world. Even dormant volcanoes are starting to erupt; and then... more info

• Depressing & unfulfilling
  We read this book together as a family - two adults and one 11-year old. We anticipated at some point there would be an uplifting moment, but even the ending, though somewhat positive, was a real "downer". I would never recommend this book to anyone, especially those who might have depressing thoughts about life. There is so much death in this book it could give you nightmares. I will tell the librarian that she should read the books before recommending them.

• It is a good book
  Some people maybe too critical of the books they read. Maybe I am not critical enough. I don't know what some of the other reviewers were expecting from this book, but apparently they did not get it. I judge a book on whether or not I want to finish it. There are just too many books to slog through one that I hate. I liked this book and would suggest it to a friend. I would, however, suggest "Life As We Knew It" first. The reason that the book only gets three stars with me is that the topic gets a bit... more info

• A Decent Companion Novel!
  After seeing the reviews on Amazon I was a bit worried about ordering this novel as I was worried that I would be sorely dissapointed with the successor to the amazing "Life As We Knew It." However I was still in that world so I wanted to stay in it so-to-speak so I decided to go ahead and order the companion novel and see what I thought.
  Thank goodness I was not put off by the nay-sayers because this novel is a decent read and should not be missed by people that truely liked the first book. This book... more info

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