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life as we knew it series

Life as we knew it series

series = The Last Survivors | genre = Young adult novel, Science fiction | publisher = Harcourt Children's Books | release_date = October 1, 2006 | media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback) | pages = 337 pp | isbn = ISBN 0-15-205826-5 (first edition, hardcover) | congress= PZ7.P44855 Lif 2004| oclc= 63705625 | preceded_by = | followed_by = The Dead and the Gone, and This World We Live In }}

Life As We Knew It is a young adult science fiction novel by American author Susan Beth Pfeffer, first published in 2006 by Harcourt Books. It is the first book in the "Last Survivors Trilogy", followed by The Dead and the Gone. When an asteroid hits the moon and brings it closer to Earth, life in Northeastern Pennsylvania will never be the same again.

In 2007 it was named as one of the Best Books For Young Adults by the American Library Association and placed seventh in the Teens' Top Ten vote, also run by the ALA.^[1]^[2] In addition, Life As We Knew It was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award,^[3] the Quill Awards and the Hal Clement Award.^[4]^[5]