John Marsden

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born

September 27, 1950 in Australia

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male

website

http://johnmarsden.com.au

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Nonfiction

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His first book, So Much To Tell You was published in 1987. This was followed by Take My Word For It, a half-sequel written from the point of view of another character. His landmark Tomorrow series is recognised as the most popular book series for young adults ever written in Australia. The first book of this series, Tomorrow When The War Began, has been reprinted 26 times in Australia. The first sequel of a new series of books featuring Ellie Linton from the Tomorrow series (The Ellie Chronicles) was published in 2003, with the second novel and third novels released in November 2005 and November 2006 respectively.

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2010 Refugee Week

Refugee Week is coming up very soon, but it's in danger of being crowded out by other slightly less worthwhile campaigns, like Avocado Awareness month, Painted Toenails Day, and Don't Take Your Hamster to School Week.
I don't mean to devalue avocados or hamsters — oh dammit, let's not beat around the bush, yes I do. Compared to avocados and hamsters, refugees are a global challenge on a vast sca...

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Books by John Marsden

Average rating: 4.04 · 42,683 ratings · 2,596 reviews · 73 distinct works

	Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8,708 ratings — published 1993 — 46 editions	My rating:
	The Dead of Night (Tomorrow, #2) by John Marsden, James Marsden 4.14 avg rating — 4,622 ratings — published 1994 — 34 editions	My rating:
	A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 4,059 ratings — published 1995 — 31 editions	My rating:
	Darkness, Be My Friend (Tomorrow, # 4) 4.12 avg rating — 3,750 ratings — published 1997 — 23 editions	My rating:
	Burning For Revenge (Tomorrow, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 3,596 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	My rating:
	The Night Is For Hunting (Tomorrow, #6) 4.15 avg rating — 3,439 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions	My rating:
	The Other Side Of Dawn (Tomorrow, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 3,260 ratings — published 2000 — 20 editions	My rating:
	While I Live (The Ellie Chronicles, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 1,711 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	My rating:
	So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,505 ratings — published 1987 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Letters From the Inside 3.65 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — published 1992 — 17 editions	My rating:

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Series by John Marsden

Tomorrow (7 books)
by John Marsden

4.15 avg rating — 31,434 ratings

The Ellie Chronicles (3 books)
by John Marsden

3.75 avg rating — 4,016 ratings

So Much to Tell You (2 books)
by John Marsden

3.69 avg rating — 1,781 ratings

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Quotes by John Marsden

“we kill all the caterpillars and complain that there are no butterflies”
― John Marsden, The Dead of Night

tags: ignorance , nature

90 people liked it

“Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead.”
― John Marsden, Tomorrow, When the War Began

tags: sleep , waking-up

77 people liked it

“The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you.”
― John Marsden, Circle of Flight

tags: friendship , inspirational-love

57 people liked it

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