The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a companion novel to her book, "Life As We Knew It". In this book, we have a whole new set of characters facing the same cataclysmic event, a meteor has crashed into the moon and changed it's orbit leading to worldwide climate change and upheaval. Seventeen year old, Alex Morales finds himself trying to provide for his two younger sisters, when his parents go missing in the initial event, in a world where all the rules have changed.
This book is a chilling look at how one would need to cope if all the rules in society had changed and we each had to find our own ways to survive. How we would change as people or find the faith to stay the same is at the heart of this novel. Both of Pfeffer's books are powerful reads which tell great stories and keep you thinking of how you would react in a similar situation. Pick up either or both of these books, you won't be disappointed. The audio versions are available as well.
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