18 books like Tomorrow, When the War Began

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Burning for revenge (Tomorrow #5) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Having been separated from the New Zealand rescue troops they were guiding, five Australian teenagers continue their resistance against the unknown enemy invading their homeland. Shares: Australia, Survival, War, Friendship

Dead of the night (Tomorrow #2) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 4.5 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their country. Shares: Australia, Survival, War, Children's fiction

When the war began (Tomorrow #1) John Marsden · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a great book for young teens/adults it has a few inappropriate seen's for younger people but other than that it is great I Give it 5/5 stars Shares: Australia, Survival, War, Children's fiction

The Night is for Hunting John Marsden · 1999 · ★ 4.1 · 245p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Hell’s a big place, but it gets crowded when Ellie and her friends take an uncooperative crew of orphans under their wing and into their hidden refuge. It’s not easy to keep four young children busy and happy in the bush, and things only get worse when Ellie and Homer find evidence that mysterious visitors have discovered their sanctuary. Could it be a patrol of enemy soldiers sent on a search… Shares: Australia, War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Burning for Revenge John Marsden · 2000 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate 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… Shares: Australia, War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

A killing frost (Tomorrow #3) John Marsden · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Australian YA adventure trilogy "comes to a thrill-a-minute conclusion as the teen heroes continue their guerrilla tactics against totalitarian foes" (Publishers Weekly).   It's been nearly six months since Australia was invaded and Ellie's life changed forever. Once normal teenagers, she and six of her friends are now trapped in a war zone where every moment is a struggle for survival.… Shares: Australia, Survival, War, Children's fiction

The other side of dawn (Tomorrow #7) John Marsden · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Other Side of Dawn is the long-awaited, riveting, final title in the Tomorrow series about a group of teenagers in war-torn Australia. Since their home was invaded by enemy soldiers and transformed into a war zone, Ellie and her friends have been fighting for their lives. They have learned survival skills out of necessity and taken care of each other through impossibly dark times. Now, with a… Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

Darkness, be my friend (Tomorrow #4) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 3.9 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate As survivors of an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers from New Zealand who plan an attack on the Wirrawee airfield. Shares: Australia, Survival, War, Friendship

The night is for hunting (Tomorrow #6) John Marsden · 2000 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate While trying to care for a group of abandoned young children, five Australian teenagers continue their struggle for survival and their resistance against the enemy invading their homeland. Shares: Australia, Survival, War, Friendship

Fugitive X Gregg Rosenblum · 2013 · ★ 3.9 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "As a war between robots and humans looms on the horizon, Nick, Kevin, and Cass continue to battle the bots that enslaved humanity--but when they are separated, they must fight the war on their own"-- As a war between robots and humans looms on the horizon, Nick, Kevin, and Cass continue to battle the bots that enslaved humanity. When they become separated, they must fight the war on their own.… Shares: Survival, War, Children's fiction

The Shapeshifters Amelia Atwater-Rhodes · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 972p · ≈ 32h · Moderate Five shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read!HawksongDanica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond. But will Zane strike as swiftly and lethally as the cobra that is his… Shares: War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

The dead of night John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 3.9 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Australia has been invaded. Nothing is as it was. Six teenagers are living out their nightmare in the sanctuary of a hidden valley called Hell. Alone, they make their own rules, protect what is theirs, and struggle for courage and hope in a world changed forever. Seeking supplies, allies, and information, the friends make forays into enemy territory, drawing on nerve and resourcefulness they… Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

While I Live John Marsden · 2004 · ★ 3.8 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The follow-up to the bestselling Tomorrow seriesBOOK 1 IN THE ELLIE CHRONICLES TRILOGY"Addictive reading" Sydney Morning Herald"Australia's king of young adult fiction" The AustralianWe were halfway up the spur when we heard it. Homer and Gavin and I, just the three of us... I'd say there were fifteen shots in the first volley, evenly spaced, lasting about twenty-five seconds... All the way down… Shares: Australia, War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

1915 Roger McDonald · 2001 · 433p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 1915 is an Australian historical drama television miniseries written by Peter Yeldham, based on Roger McDonalds 1979 novel 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli, that premiered on ABC TV on 27 June 1982, and concluded on 8 August 1982. Shares: War, Friendship, Children's fiction

Rabbit and Robot Andrew Smith · 2018 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate “This provocative jaunt…dissects society, technology, othering, and what makes humanity human.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An unpredictable, gross, and prescient rumination on modernity, media consumption, and machine-aided communication.” —Booklist (starred review)Told with Andrew Smith’s signature dark humor, Rabbit & Robot tells the story of Cager Messer, a boy who’s stranded on the… Shares: War, Friendship, Children's fiction

Into the Killing Seas Michael P. Spradlin · 2015 Washington DC, 1824.A new president is about to be sworn in after a contentious election. Among the celebrants who descend upon the city, are three young men from different backgrounds, arriving there for different reasons. Unknown to them, an evil presence has also made its way to the capital. A presence that will one day be revealed to the world as a powerful and ancient evil. And he aims to… Shares: Survival, War, Children's fiction

Oorlog zonder vrienden Evert Hartman · 1982 · ★ 3.8 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In a small Dutch town during World War II, fourteen-year-old Arnold, a member of the Hitler Youth, feels increasingly isolated and trapped between his father's fervent support of the Nazi party and his classmates' hostile opposition to all the Nazis stand for. Shares: War, Friendship, Children's fiction

Cinnamon Tree Aubrey Flegg · 2001 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Yola's leg is blown off by a landmine and her life in Africa is changed forever. When Yola travels to Ireland to be fitted with an artificial leg and meets seventeen-year-old Fintan, she little realises that they will soon be involved in an international arms intrigue, and an adventure that will bring them both close to death. Shares: Survival, War, Children's fiction

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