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  • Life as We Knew It

    Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 1, 2008)
    I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald’s still would be open.High school sophomore Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to Earth, like "one marble hits another." The result is catastrophic. How can her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis are wiping out the coasts, earthquakes are rocking the continents, and volcanic ash is blocking out the sun? As August turns dark and wintery in northeastern Pennsylvania, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.Told in a year’s worth of journal entries, this heart-pounding story chronicles Miranda’s struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all—hope—in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world. An extraordinary series debut!Susan Beth Pfeffer has written several companion novels to Life As We Knew It, including The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon.
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  • Survivors Box Set: Volumes 1 to 3

    Erin Hunter

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Sept. 30, 2014)
    This collectible, giftable box set contains paperback editions of the first three action-packed novels in the New York Times bestselling Survivors series, from the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors!Lucky has always been a Lone Dog—until the Big Growl, a devastating earthquake that changes his world forever. Now he needs a Pack, and it will take all of their skill and cunning just to stay alive. This three-book set includes The Empty City, A Hidden Enemy, and Darkness Falls, and is the perfect introduction to the series Kirkus Reviews praised as "wild and wonderful adventure" in a starred review. It's sure to thrill both dedicated Erin Hunter fans and readers who are about to discover the heart-pounding action, epic adventures, and rich animal fantasy folklore of Survivors for the first time.
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  • The Shade of the Moon

    Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 16, 2014)
    The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and the world changes forever. It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy. Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?
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  • Survivors: Tales from the Packs

    Erin Hunter

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 5, 2015)
    Three novellas from the action-packed world of the bestselling Survivors series by Erin Hunter—together in print for the first time! In Survivors: Tales from the Packs, discover these thrilling stand-alone adventures:Alpha's Tale: Before he became the fierce leader of the Wild Pack, Alpha learned to survive as the only half dog in a Pack of wolves.Sweet's Journey: In the aftermath of the Big Growl, Sweet left her friend Lucky to go in search of a Pack—and found a place as its Beta.Moon's Choice: When disaster struck the Pack that raised her, Moon lost the life she'd always known… and began a new one with the dog she loved.
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  • The Dead and the Gone

    Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Paperback (Graphia Books, Jan. 18, 2010)
    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.
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  • Survivors: The Empty City and A Hidden Enemy

    Erin Hunter

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 6, 2014)
    Get two books for the price of one in this limited-edition paperback, which includes the first two action-packed novels in the New York Times bestselling Survivors series. Available for a limited time only, Survivors: The Empty City and A Hidden Enemy is the perfect introduction to the newest epic animal fantasy series from Erin Hunter, author of the bestselling Warriors books.Lucky has always been a Lone Dog—until a devastating earthquake changed his world forever. He has no choice but to fall in with a Pack of Leashed Dogs who have been separated from their owners. But they aren't the only dogs in the forest. . . . Readers will be hooked on the rich world and pulse-pounding action of Survivors, which Kirkus Reviews hailed as "wild and wonderful adventure." The time has come for dogs to rule the wild!
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  • The World We Live in

    Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, April 18, 2011)
    In the year that has passed since a meteor collided with the moon, Miranda's friends and neighbors have died, the landscape has frozen, and food has become 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 his future thwart their relationship. Then a devastating tornado hits, and Miranda makes a decision that will change their lives forever.
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  • Fire: Chicago, 1871

    Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 25, 2014)
    Can two kids survive the flames of the great Chicago Fire of 1871? Find out in this riveting historical fiction, part of the Survivor series.Nate Copper and his best friend Ryan love to sneak out at night to watch firefighters battle the blazes that have plagued Chicago all through the dry, windy summer of 1871. Wealthy Julie Flynn, suffocated by her overprotective parents, can’t imagine adventures like Nate’s—and he’s definitely not a boy she would ever be friends with. But fate and fire throw Nate and Julie together on the dark and dangerous streets of Chicago, and in the chaos of the crowds, Julie is kidnapped. Nate has to try to figure out a way to free her before the wind-driven flames spreading across the city cut off their only chance of escape. Will Nate and Julie be able to survive?
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  • Titanic: April 1912

    Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 25, 2014)
    Will two kids escape the Titanic, the world’s most famous sinking ship? Find out in this gripping historical fiction, part of the Survivor series.Gavin Reilly is working in the Titanic’s galley to earn his passage from Ireland to America. He knows when he finally joins his brother in New York they’ll live their big dreams together. Karolina Green is devastated after the loss of her parents. She’s returning home to the United States from England with her Aunt Rose, and desperately dreams of fixing her shattered life in New York. But on a calm, clear night in April, those dreams turn into a nightmare. Rich and poor, famous and unknown, the hundreds of people aboard the Titanic find themselves at the mercy of the cold sea and the sinking ship. Few will live to remember the disaster the world still can't forget...will Gavin and Karolina be among the survivors?
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  • Flood: Mississippi, 1927

    Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 24, 2015)
    A rushing river with rapidly rising waters threatens the lives—and life savings—of two resourceful kids in this thrilling tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series.For years, Garret and Molly have dreamed of seeing more of the world than cotton fields and the dusty poverty of their Mississippi Delta farms. They’ve been stashing away hard-earned pennies and nickels in a tin-can bank, hidden deep in the bayou. Now rising flood waters threaten the hiding place of their money, and they set out on their homemade raft to retrieve it. But the raging Mississippi has other plans, and suddenly Garrett and Molly find themselves in a deadly battle with the dangerous currents and roiling rapids of their debris-strewn river—fighting not for their life savings, but for their lives.
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  • Survivors Collection: Titanic; Fire; Earthquake; Blizzard

    Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale

    Paperback (Aladdin, Sept. 22, 2015)
    Encounter some of the worst disasters in history with this thrilling boxed set of the first four books in the Survivors historical fiction series.Can two kids survive… The sinking of the Titanic in 1912? The Chicago Fire of 1871? The San Francisco earthquake of 1906? The Colorado Blizzard in 1886? Find out in these action-packed Survivors stories! This collectible boxed set includes paperback editions of Titanic, Fire, Earthquake, and Blizzard.
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  • Train Wreck: Kansas, 1892

    Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale

    Paperback (Aladdin, Nov. 8, 2016)
    Can two kids survive the events that follow a dangerous circus train wreck? Find out in this eighth riveting tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series.Kansas, 1892. The circus is the first home where Maximo has ever felt safe. He dreams of becoming an animal trainer and envies Jodi—a girl who was born and raised in the circus and is already an accomplished performer. But ever since Jodi’s mom was injured, Jodi has been unable to get back on the high wire. When a train wreck sets a herd of elephants and a dangerous Bengal tiger loose on the countryside, both Max and Jodi must face their worst fears. Can they conquer their terror and survive the longest night of their lives?
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