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В тот миг, когда астероид врезался в Луну и сбил ее с орбиты, жизнь шестнадцатилетней Миранды полностью изменилась. Теперь Луна пугающе близка, такая огромная, серая и холодная... Как выжить, когда огромные цунами сносят с лица земли целые города и страны, землетрясения сотрясают континенты, вулканический пепел блокирует солнце, а укус комара может быть смертелен? Когда лето превращается в арктическую зиму, Миранда, ее братья и мама прячутся в относительно безопасном доме, где единственный источник тепла - дровяная печь, воды ограниченное количество, а запасов еды может не хватить на всех... Каждый день этой новой и пугающе…

Wie das Leben vor der Katastrophe war, daran kann sich Miranda kaum noch erinnern. Eine vollständige Familie, genug zu essen, eine funktionierende Heizung - es scheint ewig her zu sein. Fast alle ihre Freunde und Verwandten haben den Ort verlassen oder sind gestorben. Nur wenn es ums Essen geht, sitzen plötzlich viel zu viele Leute am Tisch. Die Rationen sind winzig, nie ist genug da.
Doch eines Tages steht Mirandas Vater vor der Tür. Mit seiner Freundin und einem Baby. Und einem Jungen, den Miranda noch nie gesehen hat. Plötzlich ist die Hoffnung zurück.

The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and the world changes forever. It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy. Can Jon risk…

Eleven-year-old Janie advertises to do odd jobs in her neighborhood and receives so much business, she hires her friends and becomes manager of the Kid Power Agency.

Janie Golden has been counting on a great summer riding a new ten-speed bike with her best friend, Lisa. But when her mom loses her job, her dad says, "No new bike." Janie couldn't be more disappoined, until she gets a brilliant idea. "I'll earn the money myself," she says. And that's how Kid Power begins.

No job is too big or too small, Janie decides, and she puts up a sign in the supermarket. The calls come in fast and furious for jobs as a dog walker, babysitter, cat feeder, gardener- so many that Janie can hardly handle them all. Kid Power is a huge success, and Janie counts her money every night. Until she realizes that she's been so busy making money Lisa may never be friends with her again!