Susan Beth Pfeffer was an American author best known for young adult and science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life as We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.
In this story we see character development and Beth ends up getting a gift that she wants so badly. The ending was sweet in that her family and friends really rallied around her and made her so happy. As Beth was always the 'sweet and kind' one, I really enjoyed her story.