Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 31, 2010 Sunflower rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-read-2011

I didn't realise that I had stumbled onto a cult classic when I found this on a relative's bookshelf. It definitely has an Aussie flavour, and at times the YA stuff intrudes into the story too much for me, but otherwise a mostly believable yarn about some kids who find strengths they didn't know they had when faced with threats to their families and their whole way of life in the guise of an unexpected war. ...more

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May 01, 2022 Andy Plonka rated it really liked it

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A good coming of age book set in Australia, confronting teens to make important choices which will affect their adult lives.

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Nov 10, 2013 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: kids-1001, sci-fi-fantasy, post-apocalypse, children-s-books, adventure

My husband wondered if teenagers are different in Australia than they are here in America as we listened to this audiobook of this story. Parents send a group off teens, boys and girls, off alone to go camping in the wild. Invaders come and take over Australia. Teens fight back, setting up bombs and rescuing their friends.

If this is an accurate picture of average Australian teens, Australia should feel quite proud. Quite certain our American counterparts would be knocked off in the first wave o ...more

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Dec 27, 2009 Isabel rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, young-adult, war

Ellie and her friends return from camping in Hell, only to find that Australia has been invaded by an unknown enemy and their families and friends are being held captive. They return to Hell and become guerrilla soldiers doing all they can with their limited means and knowledge to create havoc for the enemy as they try to stay alive in a country that is no longer theirs. Great start to a wonderful series.

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