John Marsden
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| Original Title: | Tomorrow, When the War Began |
| ISBN: | 0439829100 (ISBN13: 9780439829106) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tomorrow #1 |
| Characters: | Lee, Robyn Mathers, Chris Lang, Ellie Linton, Corrie Mackenzie, Homer Yannos, Fiona Maxwell, Kevin Holmes |
| Setting: | Australia |
| Literary Awards: | Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards for Section 3 Fiction for Older Readers - Joint Winner (1996), Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Older Readers (1998), West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (1995) |
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When Ellie and her friends return from a camping trip in the Australian bush, they find things hideously wrong — their families are gone. Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in their town has been taken prisoner. As the reality of the situation hits them, they must make a decision — run and hide, give themselves up and be with their families, or fight back.Be Specific About About Books Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow #1)
| Title | : | Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow #1) |
| Author | : | John Marsden |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 276 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2006 by Scholastic (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Adventure. War. Survival |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 46901 Users | 2906 ReviewsEvaluation About Books Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow #1)
It was unthinkable - but it was very possible This was a kind of dystopian with plenty of actions and, surprisingly, ample supply of food(!)Story: their town was invaded overnight. These kids were left free because they were camping in remote mountain area, appropriately or inappropriately (up to you really), called Hell.That sounds promising enough although I kept wondering if it would have been a better book if the group picked someone else other than Ellie to write their story down. That'sI am so late to this book series but honestly, I am so glad that I managed to track down a copy since my overall reaction to this novel was quite positive. It did scream a little bit of The Hunger Games vibes for me but since that is my favourite trilogy ever, I'm not complaining too much :PTomorrow, When The War Began is the first book in a seven book YA series which is set in Australia. It follows a young girl called Ellie and her friends who go camping out in the bush as a sort of last hurrah
Opening Line: Its only half an hour since someone-Robyn I think- said we should write everything down, and its only twenty-nine minutes since I was chosen, and for those twenty-nine minutes Ive had everyone crowded around me gazing at the blank pages and yelling ideas and advice.This was very good and had I read it when I was a teenager I know I would have loved it. Back in the day this would have been comparable to The Outsiders or the movie Red Dawn *sigh* young Patrick Swayze. Ive actually
I can't help comparing this to Hunger Games, which I read first -- then I came across this one and thought, "Oh! This is what a really good YA survival story is!"Because although Katniss goes about with the doomed air of a tragic hero, Tomorrow deals refreshingly with a band of realistic Aussie teenagers, with a believable level of independence. They're trusted to go camping without adult supervision in the bush for several days, and emerge to discover that their homes are empty of people and
Eight teenagers who go camping in the bush for a few days, only to return and find that Australia had been invaded by an unknown enemy. They then spend the next five books fighting a guerrilla war against the invaders. The story is narrated by Ellie, who is elected to keep a written record of what happens to them. However, her record quickly turns into something closer to being a diary.I read this at a much earlier age than I was supposed to - at about eight or nine rather than fourteen or
**I find myself giving weird, abstract, and emotionally-based reviews for books that have billions of reviews saying pretty similar things to each other. So forgive me for this weird, abstract, and emotional review. I do agree with the othersthis book is an incredible social commentary on war, and youll be on the edge of your seat, etc. blah blahAfter reading this book for the first time, I watched the recent movie adaptation. In doing so I realized, with shocking clarity, what the story isnt
When Ellie, a high-school senior who lives on a ranch in rural Australia, gets the idea to invite all her friends to "go bush" and spend five days in the outback wilderness, they think it will be fun to get away from everything they know for a short while. But they never expected everything to change while they were gone. After returning from a fun, successful trip, the group of seven kids - Ellie, Corrie, Kevin, Homer, Robyn, Lee, and Fi - discover that something really bad has happened. Their
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