Susan Beth Pfeffer
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Susan Beth Pfefferis an American author best known for young adult science fiction, such as "About David". After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestselling List...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
moon looks marie
I never really thought about how when I look at the moon it;s the same moon as Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette and George Washington and Cleopatra looked at.
causes anarchy sometimes
Sometimes the rules don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy.
promise alex tomorrow
Trust in tomorrow...Every day of your life, there's been a tomorrow. I promise you, there'll be a tomorrow. —Alex Morales to Miranda Evans
today remember feds
But today when I am 17 and warm and well fed, I'm keeping this journal for myself so I can always remember life as we knew it, life as we know it, for a time when I am no longer in the sunroom.
doe surprise
Life catches you by surprise. It always does. But there's good mixed in with the bad. It's there. You just have to recognize it.
juliet happened
Nothing good happened to Romeo or Juliet.
guilt important feels
One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.
commitment years worry
I'm 16 years old. Let me get my learner's permit first. then I'll worry about lifetime commitments
swimming lessons kevin
Even the rats are drowning,' Alex said. Nah,' Kevin said. 'They've been taking swimming lessons at the Y.
rocks forever world
I feel myself shriveling along with my world, getting smaller and harder. I'm turning into a rock, and in some ways that's good, because rocks last forever. But if this is how I'm going to last forever, then I don't want to.
scary machines sound
About 10 minutes ago, we all woke up because of this strange roaring sound. We all raced toward the sound, which turned out to be the washing machine going back on. Who knew the rinse cycle could be so scary?
wonder ifs
I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all.
items miles northwest perishable runs whenever york
I live about 60 miles northwest of New York City, and whenever there's news of a big snowstorm coming, everyone runs for the store. The perishable items are usually the first things to go, which doesn't make sense because they perish.
domestic dramatic food people
What interests me more than dramatic heroics are the domestic things: How do people do laundry and find food when the world is about to end?