Question

Are the people who left their homes better or worse off than the people who stayed put?

How is the rest of the world doing with the problem?

What is Johnny really thinking about the idea him being the only one eating more than once a day?

When Miranda went to the hospital to get help for her mom's ankle, why was the one guard so amused by her?

Question

How does Matt feel about the world almost coming to an end? Why does he keep his emotions to himself?

The Food Supply

How does she (Miranda) feel about Jonny getting more food then her? If she is noticing all these bad things about Matt and there Mom's eating ways, why doesn't she make them eat and tell them she is not hungry?

How did Matt and the guard know each other?

Dad & Lisa

Did Miranda's dad and Lisa make it to Colorado?

Why have Miranda, Megan, and Sammi split apart so much when they used to be so close?

Why doesn't Johnny share his feelings that much about their whole situation?

This book is really good. It is like an apacolypse. I can't help but wonder if Mrs. Nesbit is going to die. She is old and the Author is pushing in that direction a little bit. I guess We will soon find out. Do you guys think they have enough food for the Winter?

Question

There isn't much news about other countries. How is Europe? How is Asia? How is Africa? How is Antartica? How are Mexico and Canada too? Are people going there? Is it better worse or the same? Things like that are on my mind.

Why has everyone in that town keep talking about dying and the end of the world? Why don't they look at it positively to make things easier?

Question

Why does the moon change gas prices and food rations?

CRAZY PEOPLEZ X.X

WHY IS EVERYONE RUNNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY PEOPLE??????? HAS THE WORLD GONE MAD???????? THEY ARE SAFE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO HURT PEOPLE!!!!!! THATS LIKE SAYING YOUR ON A BOAT SAYING YOU ARE GOING TO DROWN!!!!!! omg....

Are the waves that overtook New York and the East Coast going to come any farther? Also, how did they enter the flooded spaces to find the death toll?

TP's Life as we Knew it.

While reading this book I have noticed that it is depressing to think about all the things that are going on. It seems that a good day comes round and then another avalanche of bad things pour out on them. I know that even the best of people would fight sometimes but this family seems to be disorientated by how Miranda argues with her mom and not her brothers, or maby it is just me.

Question

Why does the moon coming closer result in a ton of flooding?

Question

Why doesn't Miranda's mom eat much? Isn't she supposed to take care of her children, not starve to death?

Question

Doesn't the family think that it is a possibility that the cat might eat their food? But then again, the cat would just eat its own food, too.

Survival

Do you think that it is possible if they get hungry enough that they will kill Miranda's cat, Horton, for food?

What Miranda Thinks

Why is Miranda uncomfortable about Peter coming over all the time when he is helping her family? Why is Miranda's mom uncomfortable about Miranda and Dan?

Question 1

If the moons gravitational pull is pulling magma out of the earth than why are houses and other objects being taken up?

How did it all start?

Why did it have to hit the Earth's moon, why not any other planet's moon? How did the fever start? What would you have done if you were in one of these character's place?

Connection to Characters

If you were in this position, which character would you act the most like?  Why?