Tomorrow, When the War Began
When Ellie and her friends return from a camping trip in the Australian bush, they find something is hideously wrong - their families are gone, their homes and pets have been left abandoned. Gradually the teenagers begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in their rural town has been taken prisoner. As the reality of the situation hits them, they must make a tough decision - run and hide, give themselves up to be with their families, or fight back against an unknown enemy.
Australian Multicultural Children's Book Award (1994); Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA)(1995); West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (1995); Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA)(1995); American Library Association list of Best Books for Young Adults (1996); Fanfare Horn Book Best Book (1996); Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards for Older Reader's Fiction (1996); Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Award for Older Readers (1998); Children's Yearly Best-Ever Reads (CYBER) Best Book for Older Readers (2000-2002); Whitcoulls top 100 books (2008)
About the Tomorrow Series
Books in series order
- 1.Tomorrow, When the War Began(1993)
- 2.The Dead of the Night(1994)
- 3.The Third Day, The Frost(1995)
- 4.Darkness, Be My Friend(1996)
- 5.Burning for Revenge(1997)
- 6.The Night is for Hunting(1998)
- 7.The Other Side of Dawn(1999)
Reading age: 13+ years
This series should be read in order.
When rural girl Ellie Linton and her friends go camping, they have no idea they're leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong - horribly wrong. Before long, they realise the whole country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured - including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible decision: they can flee for the mountains or surrender. Or they can fight...