The Dead and The Gone - Couverture souple

Pfeffer, Susan Beth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0547258550 ISBN 13 : 9780547258553

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 2010

Synopsis

Life as we knew it is over...only the unlucky survive. At the moment the asteroid hits the moon, Alex Morales' young life changes. Forever. As freak weather engulfs the globe, New York is plunged into a nightmare from which many will never wake. With no food, no electricity, and no parents, Alex must keep himself and his sisters alive...whatever the cost.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

* "As riveting as Life as We Knew It and even grittier. . . . The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible."—Booklist, starred review

"Incredibly engaging."—Kirkus Reviews

[set star] "As riveting as Life as We Knew It and even grittier. . . . The powerful images and wrenching tragedies will haunt readers." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

[set star] "Everything Pfeffer writes about seems wrenchingly plausible."--Booklist (starred review)

"Incredibly engaging."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Life As We Knew It:

· An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Booklist Editor's Choice, a Book Sense Pick, received two starred reviews (Booklist & PW), and was nominated for six state awards and the Andre Norton and Hal Clement Sci Fi awards. · LAWKI is all over the blogosphere (readers call it "a perfect apocalyptic novel" and "one of the year's best books")

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0547258550
• ISBN 13: 9780547258553
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336