LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Dystopian, Science Fiction, Diaries

High School

321 Pages

LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer "Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions."

Follett Library Resources

I found this book at our annual book fair and was hooked immediately. It's the kind of book you keep thinking about. Pfeffer manages to keep the suspense and hope alive even though the family's world keeps shrinking. This book could generate some great discussions on what's important in our lives.

SUMMERLAND by Michael Chabon

Middle-High School, Baseball, Fantasy

500 pages.

Book Description

"The ferishers, little creatures who ensure perfect weather for Summerland, recruit Ethan Feld, one of history's worst baseball players, to help them in their struggle to save Summerland, and ultimately the world, from giants, goblins, and other legendary, terrible creatures."

My Comments

This is a book of amazing one-liners. Michael Chabon is a genius at crystallizing a universal truth, or at least a zinger, a "YES" in a single sentence. I have resolved to start a web page, a list of fabulous sentences that capture the essence of my favorite books. Here's a good one:

"You better be ready kid," said a voice just behind him. "Pretty soon now you going to get the call." Chiron Brown (Ringfinger) page 21.

What a fabulous book. It just got better and better. A GREAT CHOICE for one of those long car rides or a read-aloud or a read alone! Now, I HAVE to read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay!