Life As We Knew It
By: Jeremy Strohl
Plot Summary
The story begins with Miranda's life. She is a normal sixteen-year-old girl who attends high school and thinks about friends and boys. The story is told from her diary so it allows us to experience her private thoughts and feelings. Everyone at her school is excited about the asteroid that will hit the moon, but when it happens it is not the exciting event they all thought it would be. Instead, the asteroid knocks the moon closer to the earth, causing tsunamis, storms, volcanoes and earthquakes all over the world. Miranda's mother takes Miranda and her younger brother Jonny out of school to help her shop for supplies. They each take a cart at the supermarket and keep going back for more until their car is full. They buy canned food, dry food, medicine, water and other supplies. Miranda thinks her mother is a little crazy for buying so much, but they will later come to be very thankful for it. Later, Miranda's older brother Matt comes home from college. Matt and Jonny do most of the physical work while Miranda and mom do the house work. Later in the story, Ms. Nesbitt dies and this allows Miranda and her family to extend their supplies to get them through the harsh winter.
Theme
The main theme in this novel is to be grateful for what you have. This theme is shown in the novel because Miranda and her family make it through the harsh winter with very minimal supplies.
Miranda
The main character of the novel. Miranda is a 16-year old girl who writes in her diary just about every day. She later has to take care of her whole family because they get the flu.
Jonny
Miranda's younger brother who has a passion for baseball, attending a baseball camp during the novel. He also helps Matt with all the physical work. He is fed the most because the family would have Jonny live out of everyone.
Matt
Miranda's older brother who provides and cares for the family, such as collecting firewood to keep them warm in the winter. He is looked up to by his mother and siblings. Matt was studying at college before returning to his family after the disaster.
Setting
The setting in Life As We Knew It takes place in multiple places. The main place where this story takes place is Miranda's home. Many major events happen in their house, thus, making it the main setting.
Social Media
Social Media
Email: JonnyMatt@mom.com
Website: MsNesbitt.com
Location: Miranda St
Phone: 1234567890
Facebook: facebook.com/LifeasWeKnewIt
Twitter: @Miranda