Burning for Revenge
From Hell to Stratton isn’t an easy trip, especially when the enemy’s headquarters lies somewhere in between. And that’s exactly where Ellie and her friends unwillingly find themselves — smack in the middle of the Wirrawee airfield. With only five of them against hundreds of armed soldiers, escape seems like a suicide mission. The odds aren’t good, and Kevin’s nervous breakdown isn’t helping matters. Ellie is beginning to believe that she may not survive this war...
Children's Book Council Awards Older Readers Notable Book (1998); Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award (1997); West Australian Young Readers' Books Award (WAYRBA) (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...