How I Live Now

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About this book

"Every war has turning points and every person too."Fifteen-year-old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit her aunt and cousins she's never met: three boys near her age, and their little sister. Her aunt goes away on business soon after Daisy arrives. The next day bombs go off as London is attacked and occupied by an unnamed enemy.As power fails, and systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated. Despite the war, it's a kind of Eden, with no adults in charge and no rules, a place where Daisy's uncanny bond with her cousins grows into something rare and extraordinary. But the war is everywhere, and Daisy and her cousins must lead each other into a world that is unknown in the scariest, most elemental way.A riveting and astonishing story.From the Hardcover edition.

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3.6/5 · 47509 readers · 200 pages · ≈ 3 h 42 m · Easy

How long does it take to read How I Live Now?

About ≈ 3 h 42 m — 200 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mHow I Live Now~3 h 42 m

How many pages is How I Live Now?

200 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320How I Live Now200

What genre is How I Live Now?

It sits on the Young Adult, Fiction shelves.

Is How I Live Now in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote How I Live Now?

Meg Rosoff.

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