The Dead and the Gone
Ratings31
Average rating3.9
Best-selling author, Susan Beth Pfeffer, delivers a riveting companion to Life As We Knew It in this enthralling tale that follows seventeen-year-old Alex Morales as he fights to survive in the aftermath of apocalyptic events in New York City. Alex Morales is an average high schooler focused on his after-school job, helping his dad out with building superintendent responsibilities, and getting good grades so he can make it into an Ivy League college. But when the moon alters its gravitational pull and catastrophic events ensue, everything changes. Now, he has to care for his younger sisters, decide whether it’s ethical to rob the dead, and keep the hope alive that their lost parents will return. Bone-chilling and harrowing, Susan Beth Pfeffer investigates what it takes to survive when the odds are stacked against you in this captivating story about sacrifice and humanity.
Tags
Mood
Series
Series
3 primary booksLast Survivors
Last Survivors is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Susan Beth Pfeffer.
Reviews
Popular Reviews
Reviews with the most likes.
Madre de Dios.At first, I was a little annoyed when I found out this was a companion to [b:Life as We Knew It 213753 Life as We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) Susan Beth Pfeffer http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328012816s/213753.jpg 206925] and not a continuation. I wanted to find out more about Miranda's family! I didn't have time to get to know different characters and learn to like them. It actually did take me a while to get attached to the Morales family but it did happen and once it did, I was just as hooked on this one as I had been to LAWKI.As a poor family living in New York, the Morales kids had a much harder time of it than the Evans clan. Things were definitely horrible for Miranda, but Alex had to deal with much more. Miranda lost people because they moved away. Alex lost people because they died.There is a lot of religion and spirituality in this book. Alex and his sisters are devout Catholics who turn to their faith for everything. I appreciate that Pfeffer seemed to have more respect for it in this book because I didn't like how the religious characters were portrayed in the first book.If you liked the first one, I can't guarantee you'll like this one, but I recommend that you try!
