The Dead and the Gone

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Jun 2008 · Last Survivors Book 2 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Robertson Dean

About this audiobook

Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated listeners with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event--an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Alex Morales. When Alex's parents disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his two younger sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland, and food and aid dwindle.
With haunting themes of family, faith, personal change, and courage, this powerful new novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.

About the author

Susan Beth Pfeffer is the author of many acclaimed young adult novels, including About David, Getting Even, Family of Strangers, The Ring of Truth, and Twice Taken.