Man and the Moon

Off the Charts Rating:

The Dead and The Gone

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Cover: A shimmering mirage in the Sahara of books

That’s right. You can even feel the craters in the moon.

Page Turner Factor: Oh no, it’s the last page!

At the Box Office: Worth the price of three gallons of gas.

Ice Cream: Chocolate with sprinkles.

My three favorite scary moments in The Dead and The Gone:

• Alex body shopping with Kevin.
• Julie and Alex thinking they found an intruder in the apartment.
• The sled trek across NYC to meet the convoy.

Best quotation:

Page 118: “When we get home, I want an Oreo,” Julie said. “To celebrate.”

“Two Oreos,” Alex said. “Let’s live dangerously.”

In next week's episode we will be checking out Rosalind Wiseman's novel Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials.