AnnaBnana's Reviews > The Age of Miracles

I put this on my adult and YA shelves - it is technically an adult novel, but I know lots of young readers who would really enjoy it - especially those who liked Life as We Knew It.

This is a coming-of-age story in a time when the world is becoming unrecognizable. Julia is a sixth grader who is living a predictable suburban life until something unexplainable happens to the planet. Before long, the days are long, the night are long. A regular 24-hour day stretches to 72 hours. And Julia is just trying to grow up - she's dealing with changing friendships, a crush, and parental turmoil.

I liked this book. I've read a lot of complaints about the scientific inaccuracies in this book - I wasn't really bothered by it. I think at its heart this is a coming of age story and a lovely one at that. The ending was a little abrupt (I would have liked more of an explanation to the how) and a little outside the realm of possibility, but it was a small flaw in an otherwise lovely book.