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John Marsden

Born

in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

September 27, 1950

Died

December 18, 2024

Website

http://johnmarsden.com.au

Genre

Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Nonfiction

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John Marsden was an Australian writer and school principal. He wrote more than 40 books in his career and his books have been translated into many languages. He was especially known for his young adult novel Tomorrow, When the War Began, which began a series of seven books.
Marsden began writing for children while working as a teacher, and had his first book, So Much to Tell You, published in 1987. In 2006, he started an alternative school, Candlebark School, and reduced his writing to focus on teaching and running the school. In 2016, he opened the arts-focused secondary school, Alice Miller School. Both schools are in the Macedon Ranges. ...more

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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 scale.

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John Marsden’s books

Average rating: 4.06 · 240,581 ratings · 11,161 reviews · 96 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 61,719 ratings — published 1993 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead of Night (Tomorrow, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 25,838 ratings — published 1994 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 22,346 ratings — published 1995 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darkness, Be My Friend (Tomorrow, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 20,544 ratings — published 1996 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning For Revenge (Tomorrow, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 18,829 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Is for Hunting (Tomorrow, #6) 4.14 avg rating — 17,641 ratings — published 1998 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Side of Dawn (Tomorrow, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 17,071 ratings — published 1999 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	While I Live (The Ellie Chronicles, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 8,064 ratings — published 2003 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 5,958 ratings — published 1987 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incurable (The Ellie Chronicles, #2) by John Marsden, Mikaela Martin (Read by) 3.80 avg rating — 5,740 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tomorrow (7 books)
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Quotes by John Marsden (?)

“We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.”
― John Marsden, The Dead of Night

tags: ignorance, nature

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

tags: friendship, inspirational-love

228 likes

“All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention.”
― John Marsden, Tomorrow, When the War Began

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April 2018 Group Read - SciFi/Dystopian

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

9 votes, 30.0%

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

5 votes, 16.7%

Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham

5 votes, 16.7%

Shade's Children by Garth Nix

3 votes, 10.0%

Earthbound by Mark R. Healy

3 votes, 10.0%

Watch Over Me by Claire Corbett

2 votes, 6.7%

Stray by Andrea K. Höst

2 votes, 6.7%

The Woodlands by Lauren Nicolle Taylor

1 vote, 3.3%

30 total votes

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