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Book Review By Arlen
Tomorrow When the War Began - Tomorrow 1 by John Marsden

A group of teens go camping and when they come back their town and country has been invaded by unknown foreign forces. This will be, as war always is, a turning point in their lives. Because it leads them not only to face the danger in living as hunted people in their own country but also to make the decision to fight it.

In this whole process they learn about themselves and each other, they learn lessons of life that some people never learn and they grow.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story:
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Civilian resistance
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Escape/rescue behind enemy lines? Yes
Is Romance a MAJOR (25%+) part of story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - jealousy
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Australia
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails - climbing with ropes - falling off
Forest? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - run over - flamed - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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