Survival In Miranda's Life As We Knew It

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This book Life as We Knew It has a theme of survival. It all started when the asteroid hit the moon and everything started to get really interesting and people started to get sick, leave the country or state, and even die. One text evidence is that when it all started they never gave up because they knew by sticking together they will make it through. Miranda´s family has gotten this far because they knew what was right and they believed in themselves. Miranda has been very brave because everything she did for saving her family from dying like Mom, Johnny, and Matt. Some reasons why Miranda and her family have survived and haven't died yet is because they have been very strong. Another reason is because they cant be sharing anything

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