Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer (Last Survivors #1)

Through journal entries, Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

Recommended by Mr. Borden, English Teacher: “For me, this novel, like Orwell’s 1984, created a thrilling frisson of anxiety as Pfeffer describes how unexpectedly fragile our society actually is via the ever so gradual deterioration of a family and their town.”