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Published in 2010 by Susan Beth Pfeffer, This World We Live In is the third book in the Last Survivors tetralogy. It takes place one year after Miranda Evans’s life—and the lives of everyone on Earth—were irrevocably altered when an asteroid collided with the moon, drawing it closer to Earth. This catastrophic event caused a chain of disastrous consequences, including tidal waves that submerged coastal cities and entire island nations, volcanic eruptions that blanketed the sky in thick ash, and drastic climatic changes that have made the world a perilous place marked by scarcity and danger.
Miranda keeps a record of these events in her diaries, mourning the loss of life (as well as of normalcy and privacy), celebrating the return of her father and his band of travelers, and worrying about what the future might bring. Hunger is omnipresent, but so is hope, and her blossoming romance with Alex Morales—a young man who travels with Miranda’s father—changes her priorities. As a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic world, This World We Live In explores The Tension Between Responsibility and Independence, Finding Hope Amid Scarcity and Loss, and The Challenge of Accepting a New Reality.
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By Susan Beth Pfeffer