<Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. P44855 Lif 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Dead and the Gone This World We Live In The Shade of the Moon </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 series, 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 for Miranda and her family, with the lack of food and extreme cold major threats to their survival . </P> <P> 16 - year - old Miranda has a normal life in Pennsylvania living with her mother and brothers . Her biggest worries are about her grades and her conflicted feelings about becoming godmother to her soon - to - be-born half - sibling, who is expected by her father and his second wife Lisa . Soon, the news becomes focused on one subject: an asteroid predicted to hit the moon . People are excited about the opportunity to witness the astronomical event, and on the night of the impact, Miranda and her family, as well as many other people on their street, go outside to witness it . However, the asteroid was denser than expected by scientists, and immediately after impact, it becomes apparent that something is very wrong . The moon has been pushed closer to the Earth by the impact . </P>

Book about moon being knocked out of orbit