The Dead and the Gone Paperback - 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.

Details

• Title The Dead and the Gone
• Author Susan Beth Pfeffer
• Binding Paperback
• Edition Reprint
• Pages 336
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Clarion Books, Boston, MA
• Date 2010-01-01
• Illustrated Yes
• Features Illustrated
• ISBN 9780547258553 / 0547258550
• Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
• Dimensions 7.12 x 6.82 x 0.85 in (18.08 x 17.32 x 2.16 cm)
• Ages 12 to UP years
• Grade levels 7 - UP
• Reading level 680
• Themes
  • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
  • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
  • Geographic Orientation: New York
  • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Religious Orientation: Catholic
  • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Topical: Death/Dying
• Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Science fiction
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC