If I had read this one first, I might have liked it better than Life As We Knew It. As it was, I was already hip to the premise: asteroid hits moon, knocking it into a closer orbit of earth and unleashing massive worldwide environmental devastation.

But unlike the first book, which was set in the burbs, this one is set in NYC, and told from the point of view of a Puerto Rican kid trying to look out for his two younger sisters in the absence (and likely deaths) of his parents and older brother. I liked the characters, and of course I always love a good apocalypse.

I also liked the way this book handled faith--the characters are Catholic, and their faith is just a given. Unlike most teen books that deal with faith, it's neither about finding God nor about a spiritual crisis. It's just part of the fabric of their lives.