Tomorrow When the War Began
It's more than just a box office hit
Tomorrow when the war began was the first book in the Tomorrow Series by John Marsden. Often abbreviated to (TWTWB) it is a young adult /teen adventure novel that tells the story of a group of young Australian kids who come back from a camping trip to find their hometown has been invaded and a war has begun.
They return to the bush to hide out and try to figure out how to overcome the invaders. Romances blossoms between some of the couples and there is lots of action and cliff hanging chapter endings making it very difficult to put the book down.
The book is said to be able to drawn in even the most reluctant readers... so much that the Swedish government paid to have copies printed and distributed to high school children.
In 2000 the American Library Association listed the first book in the series, Tomorrow, When the War Began, as one of the 100 best books for teenage readers published between 1966 and 2000. (Wikipedia)
Teaching Resources for Tomorrow When the War Began
- Tomorrow Fansite
Amazing collection of resource, screensavers, book covers - You name it it's here! - An Exploration of "Tomorrow, When The War Began" and its sequels, by John Marsden
Character information, synopsis and more - John Marsden's official site
Explore more books from the author and also more teaching ideas - Tomorrow When the War Began - TESOL resources
Comprehension questions and vocabulary review for chapter 5 of TWTWB - Courage Requires Self-control Standing up for Justice, Family and Friends Tomorrow When The War Be
A unit of work on courage and TWTWB
Official trailer of Tomorrow When The War Began - by John Marsden
The Tomorrow Series - By John Marsden
Tomorrow When the War Began Theme Song - By Nic Cester (from Jet)
The Theme song for TWTWB is sung by Nic Cester from the Band Jet.
All the books in the Tomorrow series
There are seven books in the series. Another series "The Ellie Chronicles" consists of three books that continue Ellie's story.
- Tomorrow, When The War Began (1993)
- The Dead Of The Night (1994)
- The Third Day, The Frost (1995) - (released as the Killing Frost in USA)
- Darkness, Be My Friend (1996)
- Burning For Revenge (1997)
- The Night Is For Hunting (1998)
- The Other Side of Dawn (1999)
Sarah Blasko - Flame Trees
Originally a Cold Chisel song... Also sung by Sarah in the Australian movie Little Fish
Watch the movie
The book or the film, which is best?
What did you prefer the book or the movie?
Have you seen the movie yet? Read the book?
I have not done either, but I am looking forward to doing both.
I've actually never heard of it, but it sounds pretty interesting.
I think the books are usually better that the movies - because they have so much more detail. At the same time, it helps to read the book before watching the movie - it makes a lot more sense.
My wife bought the whole series in one hit not long after the movie came out. We both read the series fairly quickly and loved them. The movie was good, but not as good as the book.
I haven't checked out either the book or the movie, but I'll have to! I have a lens about more young adult books, check it out, if you'd like :)
I have seen the movie and enjoyed it but I haven't read the books. They are on my 'must read' list.
Superb lens. Haven't seen the movie, but loved the books. Was gobsmacked by just how good they were. You've really done both justice with this fantastic write up.
No, but I'd like to check them out.
I haven't seen the movie, but it sounds great!
I love how you organized this lens. It's easy to follow the information and looks great. Thanks for introducing me to the series Tomorrow When the War Began. I am going to look into the books.
I haven't read the books or seen the movie but the books look like a rip off from the early 1980s US movie - Red Dawn. You know the one - patrick swayze, jennifer grey, emelio estevez, charlie sheen, The Cubans invading USA. This is just an australian version of the same story. I call that plagiarism on the authors part - not yours. I am not terribly impressed with Mr Marsden.
No I haven't seen the movie or read the book. It looks like one that I would like.
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