Darkness, Be My Friend
Many months into World War III, Ellie and her four remaining friends have barely escaped the rural Australian town of Wirrawee with their lives and their sanity intact. But as the next step becomes clear, they realise they must once again sacrifice their hard-won comfort and safety. A group of soldiers has recruited the teens to guide the way to the Wirrawee air base. What could possibly motivate Ellie and her friends to return? This risky sabotage mission may be their only hope of rescuing the families and friends they left behind.
Children's Book Council Award Older Readers Notable Book (1996); West Australian Young Readers' Books Award (WAYRBA) (1998); COOL Awards (Canberra's Own Outstanding List) (1999); Buxtehude Bull Prize (1999)
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...