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Reader reviewed by Mairi

Miranda's first entry in her journal describes her teachers' preoccupation the asteroid that is about to hit the moon; they are even talking about it in history. It is lighthearted as she discusses friends and school, but by the next entry the asteroid has knocked the moon into closer orbit around the earth, upsetting tides and altering the climate, and everything has changed. Miranda's mother stocks the house full of groceries and refuses to give to charity when Miranda asks- sharing, she says, is a luxury you cannot afford when the world may be coming to an end.

This was assigned reading for me, but, contrary to my usual feelings about assigned reading, I was excited about it- it looked good and was by an author I was familiar with, even if it was for her less than stellar prequels to Little Women. At the time of the assignment the book was either a) very popular or b) very rare, because I had to get it from Amazon and they sent it to me a day after the assignment. Needless to say I was thrilled with this brilliant timing and so put the book on my shelf until now, when I was feeling generous enough to read it.

At any rate, this is a very good book and I would highly recommend it.