First Quarter SSR Book

For my first quarter SSR book, I read Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The book is science fiction and contains 337 pages. The story takes place around 2006 in a small town in Pennsylvania and follows the diary of a teenage girl named Miranda Evans and her two brothers and mother. The main premise of the story is that the moon was struck by a large asteroid and it was moved closer to the Earth. As most people know, the tide of the ocean and other large bodies of water is controlled by the moon because of its gravitational pull on the Earth. As a result of the moon being closer to the Earth, tsunamis and other natural disasters occurred. Many states on the east and west coast were flooded, along with Hawaii, and pretty much the coasts of countries all over the world.

Miranda was a typical teenage girl (I guess) who went to high school and had a very close relationship with her friends. Even after the asteroid hit the moon, she continued to go to school to be with her friends even though there was a shortage of food in the cafeteria. Her life changed drastically because she became appreciative of the little things she had despite the bad circumstances.

Miranda’s mother is a very selfless person. She always put her own kids before herself when it came to survival and she was a very caring person. When food was short, she didn’t even eat to ensure that her kids had enough food to eat. She seemed to get mad at Miranda a lot, but other than that, she was a nice person.

Miranda’s older brother, Matt, was in college during the moon incident, but he eventually came back home to be with his family. He was sort of like the dad of the house (their parents are divorced) because he did his best to take care of his family and was always strong. He always cared for his siblings and always helped them with their problems and gave them advice. I would write about their other sibling, Johnny, but I don’t have much to say about him.

I enjoyed reading this book because it was really original and had good writing. I would recommend it to people who enjoy reading about tragedy and the misfortune of others. There are some awkward parts in the book that made me uncomfortable, but other than that it was good story.