The Dead & the Gone cover

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Book Level 4.3
Points 12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 82768
Points per Word 0.000145
Page Count 321
Points per Page 0.037383

Description

The book is about Alex Morales, a seventeen-year-old living in New York City, who must care for his two younger sisters after a meteor strikes the moon and triggers catastrophic climate changes. The story follows their struggle to survive as the city descends into chaos and they face food shortages, violence, and the breakdown of society. This is the second book in the Last Survivors series.

Quick Summary

When the moon gets knocked off its orbit, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales transforms from an ordinary Brooklyn teen into the sole protector of his two younger sisters in a city descending into chaos and desperation. The story pulses with heart-pounding survival moments, impossible choices, and the unbreakable bond between siblings facing the end of the world together. If your kid loves the survival intensity of "The Hunger Games" or the emotional punch of "Life as We Knew It," they'll devour this darker, more urban tale of hope amidst devastation. Perfect for kids in grades 6 through 8 who crave stories about ordinary people rising to extraordinary challenges.