The Shade of the Moon (34 page)

The Dead & The Gone

Alex Morales was working behind the counter at Joey’s Pizza when life as he knew it
changed forever. He was worried about getting elected as senior class president and
making the grades to land him in a good college. He never expected an asteroid would
hit the moon. He never expected to be fighting just to stay alive.

*“The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers.” —
Publishers Weekly,
starred review

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This World We Live In

It’s been a year since a meteor collided with the moon. For Miranda Evans, life as
she knew it no longer exists. Her friends and neighbors are dead, the landscape is
frozen, and food is increasingly scarce.

The struggle to survive intensifies when Miranda’s father and stepmother arrive with
a baby and three strangers in tow. One of the newcomers is Alex Morales, and as Miranda’s
complicated feelings for him turn to love, his plans for the future thwart their relationship.
Then a devastating tornado hits the town of Howell, and Miranda makes a decision that
will change their lives forever.

*“Readers will be moved by displays of compassion, strength, and faith as characters
endure grim realities and face an uncertain future.” —
Publishers Weekly,
starred review

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S
USAN
B
ETH
P
FEFFER
’s Life As We Knew It series has received numerous awards and is widely praised by
reviewers as action-packed, thrilling, and utterly terrifying. In
The Shade of the Moon,
characters from the previous books come together in a world where survival is of
utmost concern, and new rules for society are established as people grapple with limited
resources and food supplies after mass devastation. Ms. Pfeffer lives in Middletown,
New York.