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Susan Beth Pfeffer Biography

Susan Beth Pfeffer (born February 17, 1948) is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction. 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.

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So what if I don't learn algebra?' 'Someday schools will be open again,' Mom said. 'Things will be normal. You need to do your work now for when that happens. ' 'That's never going to happen,' Jon said. 'And even if schools do open up somewhere, they're not going to open up here. There aren't enough people left. ' 'We don't know how many people are like us, holed up, making do until times get better. ' 'I bet whoever they are, they aren't studying algebra,' Jon said.

Bet, Know, Like, Mom, People, School

woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must learn to protect herself

Criminal Mind, Inspirational, Learn, Protect, Protection, Women

He walked out of the office to find Kevin Daley standing there. 'I like your style,' Kevin said. Thank you,' Alex said. 'I like it, too.

Alex, Office, Standing, Style, Thank

I'm 16 years old. Let me get my learner's permit first. then I'll worry about lifetime commitments

Commitment, Let, Old, Permit, Worry, Years

Great, the worlds coming to an end and we're fixing it with Band-Aids

Band, Coming, Fixing, World, Worlds

The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents. This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch. Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about.

Corny, Crazy, Dad, Mom, Showered, Watch

If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.

Adolescence, Filled, God, Saint, Saints, World

They say asteroids hit the moon pretty often, which is how the moon gets its crater, but this one is going to be the biggest asteroid ever to hit it and on a clear night you should be able to see the impact when it happens, maybe even with the naked eye but certainly with binoculars. They made it sound pretty dramatic, but I still don't think it's worth three homework assignments.

Eye, Moon, Naked, Night, Thinking, Worth

I'm the one not caring. I'm the one pretending the Earth isn't shattering all around me because I don't want it to be. I don't want to know there was an earthquake in Missouri. I don't want to know the Midwest can die, also, that what's going on isn't just tides and tsunamis. I don't want to have any more to be afraid of. I didn't start this diary for it to be a record of death.

Caring, Diaries, Die, Earthquakes, Pretending

When I'm in the water I feel as though nothing bad has happened. I think about the fish, how they don't know what's going on. Their world is unchanged. Actually it's probably better now to be a tuna or a sardine or a salmon. Less chance of ending up as somebody's lunch.

Actually, Fish, Lunch, Thinking, Water

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.

Feds, Know, Life, Remember, Sunroom, Today

What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies.

Asked, Cookies, Desserts, Want, World

This morning the electricity came on for a few minutes, and when it did, Jonny said, "Hey, it's a black-on. " This is what passes for humor around here.

Black, Hey, Humor, Morning, Said

Lisa's baby was due about now. I've decided she had it and it was a girl. I've named her Rachel.

Baby, Due, Dues, Girl, Named, Rachel

Sometimes the rules don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy.

Anarchy, Cause, Causes, Rules, Sometimes

Mom, is the world coming to an end?" Jonny asked, picking up the plate of cookies and ramming one into his mouth. "No, it isn'T," Mom said, folding her lawn chair and carrying it to the front of the house. "And yes, you do have to go to school tomorrow.

Front, House, Mom, School, Tomorrow, Yes

Nothing good happened to Romeo or Juliet.

Good, Happened, Juliet, Nothing, Romeo

Because if I let myself feel the pain and the anger, I think it might kill me. Or I might kill someone else. I know it's wrong to feel that way about God and I know its's wrong to not feel anything. I hate it. I don't hate God. I hate not loving Him.

Hate, Know, Loving, Pain, Thinking, Wrong

I thought about the earth then, really thought about it, the tsunami's and earthquakes and volcanoes, all the horrors I haven't witnessed but have changed my life, the lives of everyone I know, all the people I'll never know. I thought about life without the sun, the moon, stars, without flowers and warm days in May. I thought about a year ago and all the good things I'd taken for granted and all the unbearable things that had replaced those simple blessings. And even though I hated the thought of crying in from of Syl, tears streamed down my face.

Changed, Flower, Stars, Taken, Volcanoes

But it's our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there's a future. —Charlie

Blessing, Charlie, Future, Past, Remember

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