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“I think of all the things I dislike in this world, I hate being condescended to the most:” A Lovely Coming of Age YA Novel

Marly the Kid by Susan Beth Pfeffer

January 27, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

This was a very pleasant surprise — I got this randomly based on a TikTok recommendation, and had no real expectations going in. I thought the plot sounded interesting and I tend to like older YA from the 70s, so figured I’d give it a shot. It turned out to be quite good and I really enjoyed it. Marly is a sophomore in high school whose mother is awful and verbally abusive to her. Her sister already left home and is in Colorado trying to […]

If negative stars were possible, that’s what I would give this book.

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

July 28, 2015 by Amanda 8 Comments

A brief summary of the plot. An asteroid hits the moon and moves it closer to Earth, causing swelling tides which flood the coasts, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions that put massive amounts of ash into the air, turning summer into winter. The story is told through the diary entries of the sixteen-year-old Miranda, who goes from a normal high school student to a person fighting, with her family, for survival. If you’re like me and you love YA speculative fiction, that sounds good, right? And […]

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The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer

January 2, 2014 by scootsa1000 5 Comments

I remember the day that I went to the library on the advice of one Mr. Stephen King and picked up a crazy little book called The Hunger Games. On that very same day, I also got a book called Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. I devoured both books and thought they were both pretty good. But I actually preferred Life As We Knew It. It was a great story with a strong, young heroine. An asteroid hits the moon, knocking […]

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“I think of all the things I dislike in this world, I hate being condescended to the most:” A Lovely Coming of Age YA Novel

If negative stars were possible, that’s what I would give this book.

Scootsa1000’s #CBR6 Review 1

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