I was really excited about the idea of this book; I love disaster stories! I like to see how different people deal with the situation. This book described the disaster from the main character's point of view, which is fine, but I think it would have been a more interesting book if it had been written from many points of view.
Jamie-tdub-3 Personally I love this book. Some people may believe its boring, but I think it's filled with plenty of description and action. I like this book so much I think because it could really happen someday and everything in the book is possible. Also I like it because the main character, Miranda, is about the same age as I am so I can relate to all of her drama because I've got some of the same problems as her like fighting with friends and parents. So far in the book nothing has gone right for this family, at least nothing very important. Hopefully, at least towards the end, things start looking good and all of Miranda's family can survive this terrible disaster.
Chelsey t-Dub This book is a really great way for people to see that things come unecspectantly and you need to be prepared. To this day people are talking about how they should be getting prepared for the end (2012) and yet others chose to have disbelief like in the book when people dont think anythings going to happen after the comet hit the moon obviously if you knew anything aboutr earths gravitational pull or the atmosphere you would be able to know that something catastrphic is about to HAPPEN FROM THE IMPACT that will affect the human race as well as our MOTHER EARTH.
chelsey T-DUB hello again sorry to ramble again but i was just hopeing that this book has affected you as much as myself. I am a pretty down to Earth kind of a person meaning i already knew about a lot of things like this and how they would affect the earth it it really did ever occur. Even though this book is fiction that doesnt mean you cant learn the lesson told and thats for one family comes first, second it's thta no matter what you do do what makes YOU happy you only have one life and you better live it long and regretless. YES this book was perfect for winning the choice for a Gateway bookaward. bc its very inspirational to young adults to live thier lives.
Elijah B. Johnson 5 this story takes place in the main characters home and school. she was home one evening and she gets the news that she is going to have a new baby sister. but she doesnt seem very excited so she just knows that she has to atleast pretend that she is so she doesnt make her and her dad upset. the setting is important because that is where most of the stuff in the story is going to take place like the main plots of the story may take place here. the main characters are miranda (the main character)her mom dad and Lisa (her dads wife which is the one having a baby.
Danny H. Johnson 7 I really like this book so far. The story has taken place in the school and the main characters home. On the news there is a story of a meteor hitting the moon
Miranda, the main character, is a sixteen year old girl who has divorced parents. Also she has two brothers named Johnny and Matt. Her dad’s second wife Lisa is pregnant and Miranda is going to be the godmother of the child. Miranda has four best friends Meghan a girl who has religious parents, Sammy a party girl who is rarely single, and Becky who during this book is sick in the hospital. Miranda is staging at her mom’s house and they see on the news that an asteroid is going to collide with the moon, though they are told that nothing serious will come from this and not to worry.
Elijah B. Johnson 5 It Is A Very Good Summary About Chapter 1.There Isnt Much Else I Can Think Of That Happend In This Story So Yea Good Job Mister. this is one of the books im not actually bored to death from its very interesting
Nat A Johnson 6 I agree that this is quite a good summary about chapter 1, it covers all the main points about both the setting and good descriptions of the characters such as Miranda and her friends.
Will S. Johnson 6. The summary is very well written nathan. I totally agree with Nat and elijah. Basically chapter 1 and 2 captures all fhe main key points about settings amd whats going to happen, including friends,astorids, and Miranda.
The Main Character in "Life as we knew it" is Miranda. She is a 16 year old who has 2 brothers. Matt the older brother is in college studying for finals. Johnny is the younger brother who focused on baseball. Miranda liked to skate but when she broke her ankle, she quit. Then there are her 3 best friends. Meghan, a girl who has overly religious parents, Sammy, the girl who has a new boyfriend every week, and becky who deathly ill in the hospital. So one night miranda is watching the news when she sees the an asteriod is going to hit the moon. They say nothing serious is going to happen. They get an unexpected call from matt. He says that he was calling to just say hello but after he is done talking to johnny and mirandas mom, miranda asks if something is wrong. Matt is the person who is usually right about everything and he thinks that when the asteriod hits the moon it will start something bad.
The main character in "Life as we knew it" is Miranda. She is 16 years old and likes to ice skate but she cant now because she broke her ankle. She has 2 older brothers named Matt and Johnny. Matt is the older of the two and is in collage and Johnny is the younger one and likes to play baseball. Miranda has 3 best friends. Their names are Miranda, Meghan, and Sammy. One night Miranda is watching the news and a story comes on about an asteroid is going to hit the moon but, the scientists think nothing bad or serious will happen. On the night the asteroid hits the moon, everyone is outside watching it. After it hits the moon, everyone finds out that all electricity is gone.
This book takes place in many different places: outside the house, in the house, and school. Manly outside when the asteroid hits the moon. It was on a Wednesday night and everyone was standing outside watching it. Miranda is one of the main character. She is a 16 year old girl and loves to skate. Her parents are divorced and her dad is remarried to a girl named Lisa. Miranda and Lisa don't really get along. Miranda has two brothers, one is older and in college(Matt) and the other one is younger and plays baseball(Johnny). She has two best friends, Megan and Sammi.
The book "Life as we know it" mostly takes place in Miranda's house. She is 16 years old and she is about to be a godmother of her first born child. She has 3 best friends: Mehgan, a very relgious girl, Sammy, a girl that has new boyfriends every week, and finally becky, who has delivered a death. On May 7th, Miranda watches a news and founds out that there will be an asteroid that will be impacted along the moon. She founded this interesting but also little afraid. But the news said there is nothing to worry about.
Elijah B. Johnson 5 this book is verey interesting but the only thing i dont like about it is that its seperated nito days and not chapters there are some chapters but i dont like it set up in days and i havnt gotten to far but im at the part were there hearing about the asteroid about to hit the moon
Nathan S Johnson 6 I agree with you that the story being divided into chapters makes the book a little bit confusing. Also I don’t get how the mother could send her child to a camp after an incredible scary accident. I think it was to make the world seem okay or normal to him.
Nat A Johnson 6 I understand how Miranda's mom could send Johnny to a camp. She is trying to make his outlook on this situation better. Miranda's brother does not fully understand the situation and what has happened, as the others have, so she is trying to protect him. I disagree with the chapters being confusing, I believe it divides the story and makes it easier to understand.
i agree with you that the book is interesting. i dont like how the book is set up like mirrandas jounal and how its in chapters. i think there shouldnt be chapters because it makes it too confusing to read. im excited to see what else the book as instore for us. i think its gonna be interesting.
The main characters in "Life as We Knew It" are Miranda,Sammy,Meghan, and Miranda's family members. Miranda is 16yr old girl that loves to skate and is on the swim team. Meghan one of Miranda's main friends, is a religious church going girl that loves to focus on God. Sammy is a flirt and has a new boyfriend every other day. The main settings of this book so far have been at home and school. These two settings are were the most drama is taking place,thats why they are important to this novel.
Emily R. Johnson 3 So far in the book "life as we knew it" I have been introduced to many characters. Miranda, her friends Meaghen and Sammy, Miranda's mom and dad, and also Miranda's dads wife Lisa who is pregnant. Lisa also asked Miranda to be godmother of her child. Miranda's dad is super excited about having another child because he said the first daughter turned out so well. Miranda and her friends have been fighting alot lately. Meighen has been totally into going to church and just being at anything church related. Sammy on the over hand has a boyfriend almost every other day. Miranda says that they have changed so much but she hasnt. Miranda also has two brothers, matt and johnny. Matt is older and us in college. Miranda says that she can always count on matt for advice and someone to talk to. Johnny is her younger brother who plays baseball.
Devin G Johnson 7 The setting so far in this book takes place at Miranda's home and at her high school.the setting is important because it is most likely where most events in the story will take place, and you know where and what people are doing in the story.The main characters in the story are Miranda,Sammy,Megan, and Lisa.Miranda seems like she is just an average teenager with a normal life. Sammy is the type of girl who has a new boyfriend all the time. Megan is a good kid who hangs out with her church group all of the time. Lisa, Miranda's mom is like any ordinary mom and cares for her children like any other mom would if an asteroid hit the moon and things were going crazy.
Jacob D Johnson 3 I agree that the I ever setting will be important because that can affect how they survive later on. However I think that Lisa is handling the situation better than most moms would have. I think most moms would not be as calm or as prepared as Lisa. I think they would just tell their kids everything is okay instead of being blunt and up front about it.
Nat A Johnson 6 I also agree that the setting is important to their survival and how they deal with the situation. But Miranda's mom is not named Lisa. Lisa is Miranda's dad's girlfriend's name, not Miranda's mother. But I would say that Miranda's mom has handled the situation well and although she is scared she has made everyone believe she is in control
This book has a lot of different settings. It has Miranda's house, her school, outside her house when the asteroid hits the moon, and at the grocery store. I'm just going to talk about the grocery store because it was my favorite part. Miranda's mother picks her up from school and drives her, her brother, and her mom's friend to the grocery store in the pouring rain. Miranda's mother explains to her that they need to get all the food they can find. The power is out in the store so each cart is $100. The grocery store is a mad house. Everyone is trying to fill their carts with the things they need. People are fighting and pushing and shoving. It is basically an all out war. Miranda and her family find what they need and fill the trunk of their car. The setting is important because the reader needs to know what the characters are doing and where they are when they are doing it. Miranda is a 16 year old girl. She lives in a house with the other two main characters, her mother and her brother(Johnny) but she also has an older brother named Matt. Miranda has two best friends. (Meghan and Sammy)Meghan is a church girl and is always with her church friends and Sammy is obsessed with boys. Sammy has a new boy all the time so Miranda hasn't really talked to her best friends in a while.
i like this book alot, its just kinda crazy at times. like meghan said about the war in the grocery store. The family is buying all this food because they think the world is gonna end. What is buying a bunch of food going to do? life is about to get really crazy i can already tell. im exicited to see what happens.
Jonathan M. Johnson This book is very intense and crazy. I like how Meghan described the grocery scene. That is by far my favorite part in the book so far. I can imagine that happening. Everyone just going crazy and not caring for anyone else as long as they get what they want. I can already tell that something bad is going to happen and I am really excited to keep reading.
I agree with the book being chaotic and all. Miranda's mom seems like she is more than prepared if anything happens. Like Jonathan said everyone just going crazy and not caring for no one as long as they get what they want".I think that is exactly what would happen if that was a real life situation. I wonder what disasters Miranda and her family will face themselves. I think that the brother coming home is going to get into trouble and not be able to make it home. This is a really good book so far.
Jacob D. Johnson 3 The setting in "Life As We Knew it" is in Miranda's town in Pennsylvania. The main character is Miranda, her brother Johnny and her mom. The setting of Pennsylvania might be important to the novel because of the moon being moved where they live could affect how they have to survive. If they lived closer to the shoreline then they could have drowned. Miranda is smart and doesn't like to take sides, as shown when both her friends fight at school. Miranda also thinks outside of the box. Such as when she buys the oil lamps at the antique store. Miranda's mom likes to be prepared, as shown when she decides to stock up on food even though everyone says everything will be fine. Johnny seems to like baseball a lot because he is always asking about the baseball teams and what happened to them.
I agree with the fact that if they lived closer to the shoreline they would've drowned. I also like what you said about her thinking outside of the box. like when she buys the lamps for light if the power does go out. Jacob brought up a good point on Miranda's mom being overly prepared at times.I really like this book a lot.
I agree with that. Miranda's mom wanted to be prepared for anything that could possibly happen. I like the setup of this book. It keeps me wondering what is going to happen next in the book. I think that Miranda and her family are going to be facing a major problem later in the book. This book is very good so far.
Nat A Johnson 6 The setting for the book "Life as We Knew It" is in the main character, Miranda,'s hometown in Pennsylvania. The setting might be important because as the oceans rise and tides are messed up, due to a collision between the moon and an asteroid, they live far away from shores and would be safe from flooding. The main characters so far are Miranda, her mom, and her brother Johnny. Other characters are the preachy church girl Meghan and Sammy who has a new boyfriend every week. Miranda is a good leader and takes charge in stressful situations, while her mom is very cautious and wants to be prepared for disaster, and her brother is interested in baseball even in times of trouble
Nathan S Johnson 6 I agree with you in that the characters handle this stressful situation very well. I am surprised at how Miranda mom is making it seem so normal for her kids. I assume that something else is going to happen that I worst and that the people will panic and steal and fight each other.
Will S Johnson 6 I agree with nathan how yhe characters try to settle themselves when the astorid waa going to collide to the moon, but there was nothing to worry about. However the disaster did occure and causing devastating floods, which caused alots of death.
Jarrett o Johnson 7 Does Miranda have a dad. If so where does he live. What does he do. Is he married. How often does miranda see her father. Does Miranda have anymore siblings or close friends. Why does it matter how far they live from the ocean . Does they have any pets.
Jarrett O Johnson 7 I agree with ms. Angie gunnel that it should be written from many point of views. Being written from many point of views would be able to show how other people reacted from different point of views. It would show their feelings toward the fact that they might get injured in the situation
Jacob D Johnson 3 I agree with Ms. Angie Gunnel that it should be written from different points of views. Then we would have a much bigger picture of what everyone is going through. We would also know how other people prepared which i think would be more interesting. Especially since I think Miranda's mom prepared well, it would be cool to see how other parents prepared for this.
Ke'Dar G Johnson 3 I agree with Ms. Angie Gunnel that this story should tell the other characters point of view. That way we as readers can understand how each character is feeling about this moon situation. I also agree with Jacob D. that the book is getting more interesting now that everyone is beginning to panic about the moon
Nat A Johnson 6 A internal conflict that Miranda is struggling with is she wants life to return to normal and everything to be fixed. She is unhappy with how everything is and frustrated about how her entire world was destroyed by the asteroid's impact with the moon. I predict that this conflict will be resolved when the world gets back to semi-normal, and Miranda's life can resume to what it was before the collision. The author has created a sad and depressing mood with all the events that have happened and the reaction to them by each of the characters.
Nathan S Johnson 6 I also agree that the author has made a dark and depressing mood because of all of the effects of the flooding. Also the author makes it sad by almost constantly reminding the reader of all the people that died in the first effect of the lunar collision of the moon.
Nathan S Johnson 6 In the book life as we knew it I believe that the main character Miranda’s biggest conflict is with her mom. At first Miranda’s mom tried to make the world seem normal to Miranda and her brother, but after the panic, when everyone bought as much as they could, Miranda’s mom started to restrict what she could do. For instance her mom tried to stop her from going to the pond because she was scared of the West Nile Virus. Also her mom was mad that Miranda went to get Dan so that he could get some of the food that was being handed out.
Will S. Johnson 6 I totally agree with Nathan how Miranda is very stressed out due to her mom actions and restrictions. Miranda is trying to fix this around and that the world will settle down and it would be normal once more like last time before the collision Occured. But the story , however is going good and interesting and i cannot wait what will happen next
Jacob D. Johnson 3 I agree that Miranda has conflict with her mom. However I don't think the main conflict for Miranda is with her mom. The main conflict with Miranda in my opinion is with her environment. She has to battle power outages, lack of food, and lack of water. Even though they have food and water they will eventually run out.
Abby R. Johnson 5 In the book Life as We Knew it, the main conflict is with Miranda.She just wants her life to be back to normal. Ever since everything happened with the mediator hitting the moon,her life has been out of wrack.Her mom has changed and has restricted what she can do. Theres not much to do since its always dark outside and none of her friends really go to school.I think the conflict will be resolved when everything with the moon gets figured out and everything settles down, but no one knows when thats going to be. The mood of this book is very sad and depressing, watching all these lifes fall apart.
In life as we know it Miranda is struggling with a big conflict in this book. Her conflict is that her life is changing in negative ways. Ever since the moon was hit by the asteroid, her life has changed. She no longer goes to school and she hardly has electricity which you need. The author has created a not happy but not unhappy mood. It is leaning towards unhappy because most of the things happening have been negative. The only good thing so far is Matt being able to make it home safely. Other than that it is a pretty calm mood in the book.
Jacob D. Johnson 3 I agree that Miranda is facing many conflicts. Miranda has to face no power for days, lack of food, and lack of water. She is also facing new diseases. I also agree that the mood is neither happy or sad. At times the mood can be portrayed as sad, but other times it can seem happy. Such as when Matt gets home.
Jonathan M. Johnson 5 In the book Life as We Knew it, Miranda is the one that has the main conflict. Just like everyone else in the world, she just wants everything to get back to normal. When the moon was hit by the mediator, her life has fallen apart. Her mom has change dramatically. She is restricting the things Miranda can and cant do. The only way Miranda will get her normal life back is either her mom calms down a lot or by the moon getting back to its original place in space and everything on Earth gets back to normal. The mood int the story so far is very depressing, sad, and very gloomy.
Jarrett O. Johnson 7 In the novel Life as we Knew It , Miranda is faced with the problem, that the meteor has hit the moon and is making daily life worse and worse. Her mom is freaking out about supplies, so they end up buying thousands of dollars of food and medical supplies to be safe just incase the world ends. Also school wasn't going great because of the assembly the school had in which turned into a riot. But the mood of through story is happy and sad. The story is happy because none of Miranda family has died yet but it is sad because Miranda doesn't get to see her older brother Matt or her father
Will S. Johnson 6 In the book "Life as we know it" the main character Miranda faces a lots of Consequences after the meteor hit the moon. Some states was flooded due to tide change from Moons orbits. And she freaked what was happening around the state. There family started to freak out and they needed to buy some supplies for there survival. They went to dozens of food marts for over hundreds dollars of food and more if the world ends. Although they were glad that everyone was safe after buying all those foods and clothing. However, Miranda tried to contact with his brother and father but could not reach them. So she did not get to meet her dad nor his brother, which is pretty sad. However the story is interesting and can not wait to see more.
Nathan S Johnson 6 I agree I cannot wait to read more because I think something worse than the flooding an the citizens might start to panic. During this panic I think something is going to happen in which some people try to rob Miranda and her family. If this happens I am afraid that the people will rob them by force and they might kill someone.
Nat A Johnson 6 I am enjoying the book and feel the same way about reading more and figuring out what happens next in the book. I think more people will move out of their towns in hopes of finding safer areas to live. Though I believe Miranda and her family would stay put where they are because they have everything they need to survive in their house.
Meghan O Johnson 5 In this book, the main conflict is the moon being hit by the meteor. The moon was tilted off it's axis and created major problems in Miranda's world. Miranda's mother and family are all going a little crazy because no one really knows whats going to happen. School was cancelled. It was summer and the power was out most of the time. Miranda just keeps hearing bad news, her older brother Matt lets her know how he and his mother don't think things are going to get better for awhile. Miranda finds out that her mother is worried about how much food they will have left. This story has many conflicts and I'm sure there will be more to come.
Jacob D Johnson 5 In the book "Life As We Know It" the main conflict is with Miranda and her environment. Outside Miranda has to battle with conditions after the moon is knocked out of its orbit. Miranda has to face shortages of food and the possibility that they may not have enough food for winter. She also has conflict with her mom as they fight a lot and sometimes don't talk to each other for days. Also Miranda has to face life without power everyday. She even has to deal with more frequent diseases because of the power outages. Such as West Nile virus from mosquitoes.
Emily R. Johnson 3 The main external conflict is that the moon has been hit by an asteroid. I think that it will take a long time to resolve this problem. I think the only way to solve this problem is to somehow push the moon back to its original place. The author in my opinion is trying to make the mood kind of worried or curiosity.
Ke'Dar G. Johnson3 The internal conflict an external conflict in this story are between Miranda and her friends and famil. Also between her and the environment. It's going to take awhile to solve this worldly disaster with the moon. Everyone is in a very wild, nervous, curious, and panic type of mood.
Emily R. Johnson I agree with Ke'Dar that there is both an internal and external conflicts with Miranda. Also with the way that everyone is acting. How they are wild and nervous and in a panic type of mood.
Elijah B. Johnson 5 Redo Other Didnt post An Internal conflict Is That miranda wishes that her life was back how it was before because of the arguing with friends, lisas pregnency, and the moon being hit by the moon are all causes of stress , now that the moon is off its axis very exreme conditions will happen such as natural disasters .everyone is in panic i have a feeling that at the end something will happen to all humans (Death)
Jarrett O Johnson 7 I disagree with Elijah. I think that eventually everything will return to normal. Right now everything is fine except for the power going out every day. They have enough food to last them for a few more months and everyone is getting along with eachother.
Jarrett O Johnson 7 I disagree with Elijah about everyone dieing. There has not been and huge disasters. The only problem is the power is flickering on and off everyday. Some are dead from the flooding but most people bought enough supplies and food to last them for a very long time
Johnson 7 I disagree with you jarrett. I think that things are only going to get worse. I think that there will be more natural disasters to come. They have enough food for awhile,but I think the time will come when the rum low and start struggling.people will start to go insane because of what is happening
Emily R. Johnson 3 I agree with Devin that things will only get worse and eventually they will run out of food. The moon won't just magically go back to where it was before, therefore the natural disasters will keep going on. Also that if they have food that they bought and nothing else they will run out because there is no one else producing food.
Jonathan M. Johnson 7th I agree with Devin. Even though they live no where near a ocean, the could still have tornadoes earthquakes and other natural disasters. Also, it will take a long time before the stores and markets get their shelf's full of food and living supplies. Also, the gas stations will eventually run out of gas and everyone will we stranded where the are and will not b able to leave. Until when and if things get back to normal.
Jarrett O Johnson 7 I disagree with kedar about the internal and external conflict. The internal conflict is that Miranda stressed from all the problems going on like fighting with her mother. The external conflict is that they are starting to run low on food.
Devin G Johnson 7th i disagree with jarrett.the internal conflict is inside Miranda's house like family difficulties, no power and low food supply.The external conflict is all of the things happening in the outside world like tsunamis,and all of the other things happening around the world,not starting to run low on food
Jonathan M. Johnson 7th. I agree with Devin about the internal and external conflicts. The internal conflict is the family arguments, lack of food and the power not being very reliable. The external conflict is like Devin said, the rest of the world suffering with natural disasters and and the running low on food and other supplies.
Abby R Johnson 5 I disagree with Elijah. i do think that life will go back to normal. i do not think everyone is going to die. i think that they are just trying to show us what the world would be like if the a mediator hit the moon, and how life would change. I think that the author is trying to make us relize that we should be greatful for what we have and not take anything for granted,because one day your normal life could totaly change.
i agree with Ke'Dar that there is an external and internal conflict. the enviroment is going crazy an life is changing in so many ways. i think the conflict with miranda and her mother is starting to be resolved. they are getting along very well and her mother has losened the strings for what miranda can do.
I disagree with Elijah that everybody is going to die in the end. I believe that there has to be some solution to this major problem. Things cannot stay this way forever. I believe that at the end of the novel that things well be different , and all the natural disasters will be at and end.
I disagree with Jarrett about the external conflict. The external conflict is how the the world is affecting the person. In this case the moon plays a huge role because its causing all the disaster.
Nat A Johnson 6 I was not all that satisfied with the ending of the book because I was expecting more action and excitement from the book. I had high hopes for a book about a catastrophic event that affected the whole world, I was expecting Miranda and her family to be less prepared and have more struggles than they actually did. As I was nearing the end I was still waiting for something more exciting but it never came. When the book ended I was actually suprised, I thought there was going to be a better ending but the book just seemed to end for me. The book was good but I was unhappy with the ending. I think this book was chosen as the recipient of the Gateway Book Award because it deals with a very popular topic, that being a apocalypse, that is in a lot of movies and books today. I think it was also chosen because it is a interesting book to read and the main character, Miranda, is around the age of most of the audience that would be reading this book.
Gato Genial This book was one of the most terrifying that I've ever read. You know what the one that is the MOST terrifying? That's right, it's companion: the dead and gone. Do you know why it's so terrifying? Because this could actually happen! I would probably die. I actually read the dead and gone first and I wanted to slam the book(and myself, and the author) against a wall so hard. This book, however, gave us a resolution. I guess that's another thing that's bound to happen. That's the funny thing about humans: we bounce back. We're pretty hard to kill us off as a species. I'd say there's only two things that could kill humans: things from outer space(like in this book) and ourselves. I also thought it was super cool because it showed HUMAN FLAWS. Mom's aren't perfect, and they aren't always nice but they will work to keep us alive. They are also human and on instinct will try to keep the human race going. I was kind of really mad about the whole Johnny thing. I feel like my mum does that with my and my brother sometimes. Anyone with a sibling probably understands. But this is just out in the opening. It was still super unfair though. Why should the girl have to give her rations to the boys? Yes I know, 'a girl couldn't survive even if she made it' but seriously. I doubt her oldest brother would've accepted it anyways. Also Peter's death and my eyes vomiting tears like nooo whhhyyy. Then again: reality. He's working with the sick. He's going to get sick. She didn't sugar coat it.
I was really excited about the idea of this book; I love disaster stories! I like to see how different people deal with the situation. This book described the disaster from the main character's point of view, which is fine, but I think it would have been a more interesting book if it had been written from many points of view.
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ReplyDeletePersonally I love this book. Some people may believe its boring, but I think it's filled with plenty of description and action. I like this book so much I think because it could really happen someday and everything in the book is possible. Also I like it because the main character, Miranda, is about the same age as I am so I can relate to all of her drama because I've got some of the same problems as her like fighting with friends and parents. So far in the book nothing has gone right for this family, at least nothing very important. Hopefully, at least towards the end, things start looking good and all of Miranda's family can survive this terrible disaster.
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ReplyDeleteThis book is a really great way for people to see that things come unecspectantly and you need to be prepared. To this day people are talking about how they should be getting prepared for the end (2012) and yet others chose to have disbelief like in the book when people dont think anythings going to happen after the comet hit the moon obviously if you knew anything aboutr earths gravitational pull or the atmosphere you would be able to know that something catastrphic is about to HAPPEN FROM THE IMPACT that will affect the human race as well as our MOTHER EARTH.
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ReplyDeletehello again sorry to ramble again but i was just hopeing that this book has affected you as much as myself. I am a pretty down to Earth kind of a person meaning i already knew about a lot of things like this and how they would affect the earth it it really did ever occur. Even though this book is fiction that doesnt mean you cant learn the lesson told and thats for one family comes first, second it's thta no matter what you do do what makes YOU happy you only have one life and you better live it long and regretless.
YES this book was perfect for winning the choice for a Gateway bookaward. bc its very inspirational to young adults to live thier lives.
Elijah B.
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this story takes place in the main characters home and school.
she was home one evening and she gets the news that she is going to have a new baby sister.
but she doesnt seem very excited so she just knows that she has to atleast pretend that she is so she doesnt make her and her dad upset.
the setting is important because that is where most of the stuff in the story is going to take place like the main plots of the story may take place here.
the main characters are miranda (the main character)her mom dad and Lisa (her dads wife which is the one having a baby.
Danny H.
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I really like this book so far. The story has taken place in the school and the main characters home. On the news there is a story of a meteor hitting the moon
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Miranda, the main character, is a sixteen year old girl who has divorced parents. Also she has two brothers named Johnny and Matt. Her dad’s second wife Lisa is pregnant and Miranda is going to be the godmother of the child. Miranda has four best friends Meghan a girl who has religious parents, Sammy a party girl who is rarely single, and Becky who during this book is sick in the hospital. Miranda is staging at her mom’s house and they see on the news that an asteroid is going to collide with the moon, though they are told that nothing serious will come from this and not to worry.
Elijah B.
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It Is A Very Good Summary About Chapter 1.There Isnt Much Else I Can Think Of That Happend In This Story So Yea Good Job Mister. this is one of the books im not actually bored to death from its very interesting
Nat A
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I agree that this is quite a good summary about chapter 1, it covers all the main points about both the setting and good descriptions of the characters such as Miranda and her friends.
Will S. Johnson 6. The summary is very well written nathan. I totally agree with Nat and elijah. Basically chapter 1 and 2 captures all fhe main key points about settings amd whats going to happen, including friends,astorids, and Miranda.
DeleteThe Main Character in "Life as we knew it" is Miranda. She is a 16 year old who has 2 brothers. Matt the older brother is in college studying for finals. Johnny is the younger brother who focused on baseball. Miranda liked to skate but when she broke her ankle, she quit. Then there are her 3 best friends. Meghan, a girl who has overly religious parents, Sammy, the girl who has a new boyfriend every week, and becky who deathly ill in the hospital. So one night miranda is watching the news when she sees the an asteriod is going to hit the moon. They say nothing serious is going to happen. They get an unexpected call from matt. He says that he was calling to just say hello but after he is done talking to johnny and mirandas mom, miranda asks if something is wrong. Matt is the person who is usually right about everything and he thinks that when the asteriod hits the moon it will start something bad.
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The main character in "Life as we knew it" is Miranda. She is 16 years old and likes to ice skate but she cant now because she broke her ankle. She has 2 older brothers named Matt and Johnny. Matt is the older of the two and is in collage and Johnny is the younger one and likes to play baseball. Miranda has 3 best friends. Their names are Miranda, Meghan, and Sammy. One night Miranda is watching the news and a story comes on about an asteroid is going to hit the moon but, the scientists think nothing bad or serious will happen. On the night the asteroid hits the moon, everyone is outside watching it. After it hits the moon, everyone finds out that all electricity is gone.
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This book takes place in many different places: outside the house, in the house, and school. Manly outside when the asteroid hits
the moon. It was on a Wednesday night and everyone was standing outside watching it. Miranda is one of the main character.
She is a 16 year old girl and loves to skate. Her parents are divorced and her dad is remarried to a girl named Lisa.
Miranda and Lisa don't really get along. Miranda has two brothers, one is older and in college(Matt) and the other one is younger
and plays baseball(Johnny). She has two best friends, Megan and Sammi.
Will S
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The book "Life as we know it" mostly takes place in Miranda's house. She is 16 years old and she is about to be a godmother of her first born child. She has 3 best friends: Mehgan, a very relgious girl, Sammy, a girl that has new boyfriends every week, and finally becky, who has delivered a death. On May 7th, Miranda watches a news and founds out that there will be an asteroid that will be impacted along the moon. She founded this interesting but also little afraid. But the news said there is nothing to worry about.
Elijah B.
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this book is verey interesting but the only thing i dont like about it is that its seperated nito days and not chapters there are some chapters but i dont like it set up in days and i havnt gotten to far but im at the part were there hearing about the asteroid about to hit the moon
Nathan S
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I agree with you that the story being divided into chapters makes the book a little bit confusing. Also I don’t get how the mother could send her child to a camp after an incredible scary accident. I think it was to make the world seem okay or normal to him.
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I understand how Miranda's mom could send Johnny to a camp. She is trying to make his outlook on this situation better. Miranda's brother does not fully understand the situation and what has happened, as the others have, so she is trying to protect him. I disagree with the chapters being confusing, I believe it divides the story and makes it easier to understand.
Abby R.
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i agree with you that the book is interesting. i dont like how the book is set up like mirrandas jounal and how its in chapters. i think there shouldnt be chapters because it makes it too confusing to read. im excited to see what else the book as instore for us. i think its gonna be interesting.
Ke'Dar G.
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The main characters in "Life as We Knew It" are Miranda,Sammy,Meghan, and Miranda's family members. Miranda is 16yr old girl that loves to skate and is on the swim team. Meghan one of Miranda's main friends, is a religious church going girl that loves to focus on God. Sammy is a flirt and has a new boyfriend every other day. The main settings of this book so far have been at home and school. These two settings are were the most drama is taking place,thats why they are important to this novel.
Emily R.
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So far in the book "life as we knew it" I have been introduced to many characters. Miranda, her friends Meaghen and Sammy, Miranda's mom and dad, and also Miranda's dads wife Lisa who is pregnant. Lisa also asked Miranda to be godmother of her child. Miranda's dad is super excited about having another child because he said the first daughter turned out so well. Miranda and her friends have been fighting alot lately. Meighen has been totally into going to church and just being at anything church related. Sammy on the over hand has a boyfriend almost every other day. Miranda says that they have changed so much but she hasnt. Miranda also has two brothers, matt and johnny. Matt is older and us in college. Miranda says that she can always count on matt for advice and someone to talk to. Johnny is her younger brother who plays baseball.
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The setting so far in this book takes place at Miranda's home and at her high school.the setting is important because it is most likely where most events in the story will take place, and you know where and what people are doing in the story.The main characters in the story are Miranda,Sammy,Megan, and Lisa.Miranda seems like she is just an average teenager with a normal life. Sammy is the type of girl who has a new boyfriend all the time. Megan is a good kid who hangs out with her church group all of the time. Lisa, Miranda's mom is like any ordinary mom and cares for her children like any other mom would if an asteroid hit the moon and things were going crazy.
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I agree that the I ever setting will be important because that can affect how they survive later on. However I think that Lisa is handling the situation better than most moms would have. I think most moms would not be as calm or as prepared as Lisa. I think they would just tell their kids everything is okay instead of being blunt and up front about it.
Nat A
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I also agree that the setting is important to their survival and how they deal with the situation. But Miranda's mom is not named Lisa. Lisa is Miranda's dad's girlfriend's name, not Miranda's mother. But I would say that Miranda's mom has handled the situation well and although she is scared she has made everyone believe she is in control
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This book has a lot of different settings. It has Miranda's house, her school, outside her house when the asteroid hits the moon, and at the grocery store. I'm just going to talk about the grocery store because it was my favorite part. Miranda's mother picks her up from school and drives her, her brother, and her mom's friend to the grocery store in the pouring rain. Miranda's mother explains to her that they need to get all the food they can find. The power is out in the store so each cart is $100. The grocery store is a mad house. Everyone is trying to fill their carts with the things they need. People are fighting and pushing and shoving. It is basically an all out war. Miranda and her family find what they need and fill the trunk of their car. The setting is important because the reader needs to know what the characters are doing and where they are when they are doing it. Miranda is a 16 year old girl. She lives in a house with the other two main characters, her mother and her brother(Johnny) but she also has an older brother named Matt. Miranda has two best friends. (Meghan and Sammy)Meghan is a church girl and is always with her church friends and Sammy is obsessed with boys. Sammy has a new boy all the time so Miranda hasn't really talked to her best friends in a while.
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i like this book alot, its just kinda crazy at times. like meghan said about the war in the grocery store. The family is buying all this food because they think the world is gonna end. What is buying a bunch of food going to do? life is about to get really crazy i can already tell. im exicited to see what happens.
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This book is very intense and crazy. I like how Meghan described the grocery scene. That is by far my favorite part in the book so far. I can imagine that happening. Everyone just going crazy and not caring for anyone else as long as they get what they want. I can already tell that something bad is going to happen and I am really excited to keep reading.
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I agree with the book being chaotic and all. Miranda's mom seems like she is more than prepared if anything happens. Like Jonathan said everyone just going crazy and not caring for no one as long as they get what they want".I think that is exactly what would happen if that was a real life situation. I wonder what disasters Miranda and her family will face themselves. I think that the brother coming home is going to get into trouble and not be able to make it home. This is a really good book so far.
Jacob D.
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The setting in "Life As We Knew it" is in Miranda's town in Pennsylvania. The main character is Miranda, her brother Johnny and her mom. The setting of Pennsylvania might be important to the novel because of the moon being moved where they live could affect how they have to survive. If they lived closer to the shoreline then they could have drowned. Miranda is smart and doesn't like to take sides, as shown when both her friends fight at school. Miranda also thinks outside of the box. Such as when she buys the oil lamps at the antique store. Miranda's mom likes to be prepared, as shown when she decides to stock up on food even though everyone says everything will be fine. Johnny seems to like baseball a lot because he is always asking about the baseball teams and what happened to them.
Jonathan M.
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I agree with the fact that if they lived closer to the shoreline they would've drowned. I also like what you said about her thinking outside of the box. like when she buys the lamps for light if the power does go out. Jacob brought up a good point on Miranda's mom being overly prepared at times.I really like this book a lot.
Devin G
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I agree with that. Miranda's mom wanted to be prepared for anything that could possibly happen. I like the setup of this book. It keeps me wondering what is going to happen next in the book. I think that Miranda and her family are going to be facing a major problem later in the book. This book is very good so far.
Nat A
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The setting for the book "Life as We Knew It" is in the main character, Miranda,'s hometown in Pennsylvania. The setting might be important because as the oceans rise and tides are messed up, due to a collision between the moon and an asteroid, they live far away from shores and would be safe from flooding. The main characters so far are Miranda, her mom, and her brother Johnny. Other characters are the preachy church girl Meghan and Sammy who has a new boyfriend every week. Miranda is a good leader and takes charge in stressful situations, while her mom is very cautious and wants to be prepared for disaster, and her brother is interested in baseball even in times of trouble
Nathan S
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I agree with you in that the characters handle this stressful situation very well. I am surprised at how Miranda mom is making it seem so normal for her kids. I assume that something else is going to happen that I worst and that the people will panic and steal and fight each other.
Will S
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I agree with nathan how yhe characters try to settle themselves when the astorid waa going to collide to the moon, but there was nothing to worry about. However the disaster did occure and causing devastating floods, which caused alots of death.
Jarrett o Johnson 7 Does Miranda have a dad. If so where does he live. What does he do. Is he married. How often does miranda see her father. Does Miranda have anymore siblings or close friends. Why does it matter how far they live from the ocean . Does they have any pets.
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I agree with ms. Angie gunnel that it should be written from many point of views. Being written from many point of views would be able to show how other people reacted from different point of views. It would show their feelings toward the fact that they might get injured in the situation
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I agree with Ms. Angie Gunnel that it should be written from different points of views. Then we would have a much bigger picture of what everyone is going through. We would also know how other people prepared which i think would be more interesting. Especially since I think Miranda's mom prepared well, it would be cool to see how other parents prepared for this.
Ke'Dar G
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I agree with Ms. Angie Gunnel that this story should tell the other characters point of view. That way we as readers can understand how each character is feeling about this moon situation. I also agree with Jacob D. that the book is getting more interesting now that everyone is beginning to panic about the moon
Nat A
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A internal conflict that Miranda is struggling with is she wants life to return to normal and everything to be fixed. She is unhappy with how everything is and frustrated about how her entire world was destroyed by the asteroid's impact with the moon. I predict that this conflict will be resolved when the world gets back to semi-normal, and Miranda's life can resume to what it was before the collision. The author has created a sad and depressing mood with all the events that have happened and the reaction to them by each of the characters.
Nathan S
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I also agree that the author has made a dark and depressing mood because of all of the effects of the flooding. Also the author makes it sad by almost constantly reminding the reader of all the people that died in the first effect of the lunar collision of the moon.
Nathan S
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In the book life as we knew it I believe that the main character Miranda’s biggest conflict is with her mom. At first Miranda’s mom tried to make the world seem normal to Miranda and her brother, but after the panic, when everyone bought as much as they could, Miranda’s mom started to restrict what she could do. For instance her mom tried to stop her from going to the pond because she was scared of the West Nile Virus. Also her mom was mad that Miranda went to get Dan so that he could get some of the food that was being handed out.
Will S.
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I totally agree with Nathan how Miranda is very stressed out due to her mom actions and restrictions. Miranda is trying to fix this around and that the world will settle down and it would be normal once more like last time before the collision Occured. But the story , however is going good and interesting and i cannot wait what will happen next
Jacob D.
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I agree that Miranda has conflict with her mom. However I don't think the main conflict for Miranda is with her mom. The main conflict with Miranda in my opinion is with her environment. She has to battle power outages, lack of food, and lack of water. Even though they have food and water they will eventually run out.
Abby R.
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In the book Life as We Knew it, the main conflict is with Miranda.She just wants her life to be back to normal. Ever since everything happened with the mediator hitting the moon,her life has been out of wrack.Her mom has changed and has restricted what she can do. Theres not much to do since its always dark outside and none of her friends really go to school.I think the conflict will be resolved when everything with the moon gets figured out and everything settles down, but no one knows when thats going to be. The mood of this book is very sad and depressing, watching all these lifes fall apart.
Devin G
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In life as we know it Miranda is struggling with a big conflict in this book. Her conflict is that her life is changing in negative ways. Ever since the moon was hit by the asteroid, her life has changed. She no longer goes to school and she hardly has electricity which you need. The author has created a not happy but not unhappy mood. It is leaning towards unhappy because most of the things happening have been negative. The only good thing so far is Matt being able to make it home safely. Other than that it is a pretty calm mood in the book.
Jacob D.
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I agree that Miranda is facing many conflicts. Miranda has to face no power for days, lack of food, and lack of water. She is also facing new diseases. I also agree that the mood is neither happy or sad. At times the mood can be portrayed as sad, but other times it can seem happy. Such as when Matt gets home.
Jonathan M.
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In the book Life as We Knew it, Miranda is the one that has the main conflict. Just like everyone else in the world, she just wants everything to get back to normal. When the moon was hit by the mediator, her life has fallen apart. Her mom has change dramatically. She is restricting the things Miranda can and cant do. The only way Miranda will get her normal life back is either her mom calms down a lot or by the moon getting back to its original place in space and everything on Earth gets back to normal. The mood int the story so far is very depressing, sad, and very gloomy.
Jarrett O. Johnson 7 In the novel Life as we Knew It , Miranda is faced with the problem, that the meteor has hit the moon and is making daily life worse and worse. Her mom is freaking out about supplies, so they end up buying thousands of dollars of food and medical supplies to be safe just incase the world ends. Also school wasn't going great because of the assembly the school had in which turned into a riot. But the mood of through story is happy and sad. The story is happy because none of Miranda family has died yet but it is sad because Miranda doesn't get to see her older brother Matt or her father
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In the book "Life as we know it" the main character Miranda faces a lots of Consequences after the meteor hit the moon. Some states was flooded due to tide change from Moons orbits. And she freaked what was happening around the state. There family started to freak out and they needed to buy some supplies for there survival. They went to dozens of food marts for over hundreds dollars of food and more if the world ends. Although they were glad that everyone was safe after buying all those foods and clothing. However, Miranda tried to contact with his brother and father but could not reach them. So she did not get to meet her dad nor his brother, which is pretty sad. However the story is interesting and can not wait to see more.
Nathan S
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I agree I cannot wait to read more because I think something worse than the flooding an the citizens might start to panic. During this panic I think something is going to happen in which some people try to rob Miranda and her family. If this happens I am afraid that the people will rob them by force and they might kill someone.
Nat A
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I am enjoying the book and feel the same way about reading more and figuring out what happens next in the book. I think more people will move out of their towns in hopes of finding safer areas to live. Though I believe Miranda and her family would stay put where they are because they have everything they need to survive in their house.
Meghan O
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In this book, the main conflict is the moon being hit by the meteor. The moon was tilted off it's axis and created major problems in Miranda's world. Miranda's mother and family are all going a little crazy because no one really knows whats going to happen. School was cancelled. It was summer and the power was out most of the time. Miranda just keeps hearing bad news, her older brother Matt lets her know how he and his mother don't think things are going to get better for awhile. Miranda finds out that her mother is worried about how much food they will have left. This story has many conflicts and I'm sure there will be more to come.
Jacob D
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In the book "Life As We Know It" the main conflict is with Miranda and her environment. Outside Miranda has to battle with conditions after the moon is knocked out of its orbit. Miranda has to face shortages of food and the possibility that they may not have enough food for winter. She also has conflict with her mom as they fight a lot and sometimes don't talk to each other for days. Also Miranda has to face life without power everyday. She even has to deal with more frequent diseases because of the power outages. Such as West Nile virus from mosquitoes.
Emily R.
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The main external conflict is that the moon has been hit by an asteroid. I think that it will take a long time to resolve this problem. I think the only way to solve this problem is to somehow push the moon back to its original place. The author in my opinion is trying to make the mood kind of worried or curiosity.
Ke'Dar G.
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The internal conflict an external conflict in this story are between Miranda and her friends and famil. Also between her and the environment. It's going to take awhile to solve this worldly disaster with the moon. Everyone is in a very wild, nervous, curious, and panic type of mood.
Emily R.
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I agree with Ke'Dar that there is both an internal and external conflicts with Miranda. Also with the way that everyone is acting. How they are wild and nervous and in a panic type of mood.
Elijah B.
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An Internal conflict Is That miranda wishes that her life was back how it was before because of the arguing with friends, lisas pregnency, and the moon being hit by the moon are all causes of stress , now that the moon is off its axis very exreme conditions
will happen such as natural disasters .everyone is in panic i have a feeling that at the end something will happen to all humans (Death)
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I disagree with Elijah. I think that eventually everything will return to normal. Right now everything is fine except for the power going out every day. They have enough food to last them for a few more months and everyone is getting along with eachother.
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I disagree with Elijah about everyone dieing. There has not been and huge disasters. The only problem is the power is flickering on and off everyday. Some are dead from the flooding but most people bought enough supplies and food to last them for a very long time
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I disagree with you jarrett. I think that things are only going to get worse. I think that there will be more natural disasters to come. They have enough food for awhile,but I think the time will come when the rum low and start struggling.people will start to go insane because of what is happening
Emily R.
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I agree with Devin that things will only get worse and eventually they will run out of food. The moon won't just magically go back to where it was before, therefore the natural disasters will keep going on. Also that if they have food that they bought and nothing else they will run out because there is no one else producing food.
Jonathan M.
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I agree with Devin. Even though they live no where near a ocean, the could still have tornadoes earthquakes and other natural disasters. Also, it will take a long time before the stores and markets get their shelf's full of food and living supplies. Also, the gas stations will eventually run out of gas and everyone will we stranded where the are and will not b able to leave. Until when and if things get back to normal.
Jarrett O
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I disagree with kedar about the internal and external conflict. The internal conflict is that Miranda stressed from all the problems going on like fighting with her mother. The external conflict is that they are starting to run low on food.
Devin G
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i disagree with jarrett.the internal conflict is inside Miranda's house like family difficulties, no power and low food supply.The external conflict is all of the things happening in the outside world like tsunamis,and all of the other things happening around the world,not starting to run low on food
Jonathan M.
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I agree with Devin about the internal and external conflicts. The internal conflict is the family arguments, lack of food and the power not being very reliable. The external conflict is like Devin said, the rest of the world suffering with natural disasters and and the running low on food and other supplies.
Abby R
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I disagree with Elijah. i do think that life will go back to normal. i do not think everyone is going to die. i think that they are just trying to show us what the world would be like if the a mediator hit the moon, and how life would change. I think that the author is trying to make us relize that we should be greatful for what we have and not take anything for granted,because one day your normal life could totaly change.
Abby R.
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i agree with Ke'Dar that there is an external and internal conflict. the enviroment is going crazy an life is changing in so many ways. i think the conflict with miranda and her mother is starting to be resolved. they are getting along very well and her mother has losened the strings for what miranda can do.
Ke'Dar G
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I disagree with Elijah that everybody is going to die in the end. I believe that there has to be some solution to this major problem. Things cannot stay this way forever. I believe that at the end of the novel that things well be different , and all the natural disasters will be at and end.
Ke'DaR Gates
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I disagree with Jarrett about the external conflict. The external conflict is how the the world is affecting the person. In this case the moon plays a huge role because its causing all the disaster.
Nat A
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I was not all that satisfied with the ending of the book because I was expecting more action and excitement from the book. I had high hopes for a book about a catastrophic event that affected the whole world, I was expecting Miranda and her family to be less prepared and have more struggles than they actually did. As I was nearing the end I was still waiting for something more exciting but it never came. When the book ended I was actually suprised, I thought there was going to be a better ending but the book just seemed to end for me. The book was good but I was unhappy with the ending. I think this book was chosen as the recipient of the Gateway Book Award because it deals with a very popular topic, that being a apocalypse, that is in a lot of movies and books today. I think it was also chosen because it is a interesting book to read and the main character, Miranda, is around the age of most of the audience that would be reading this book.
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ReplyDeleteThis book was one of the most terrifying that I've ever read. You know what the one that is the MOST terrifying? That's right, it's companion: the dead and gone.
Do you know why it's so terrifying? Because this could actually happen!
I would probably die. I actually read the dead and gone first and I wanted to slam the book(and myself, and the author) against a wall so hard.
This book, however, gave us a resolution. I guess that's another thing that's bound to happen. That's the funny thing about humans: we bounce back. We're pretty hard to kill us off as a species. I'd say there's only two things that could kill humans: things from outer space(like in this book) and ourselves.
I also thought it was super cool because it showed HUMAN FLAWS.
Mom's aren't perfect, and they aren't always nice but they will work to keep us alive. They are also human and on instinct will try to keep the human race going. I was kind of really mad about the whole Johnny thing. I feel like my mum does that with my and my brother sometimes. Anyone with a sibling probably understands. But this is just out in the opening. It was still super unfair though. Why should the girl have to give her rations to the boys? Yes I know, 'a girl couldn't survive even if she made it' but seriously. I doubt her oldest brother would've accepted it anyways. Also Peter's death and my eyes vomiting tears like nooo whhhyyy. Then again: reality. He's working with the sick. He's going to get sick. She didn't sugar coat it.