Friday 11 October 2013

Young Adult Novels - 3 great series

These great books can be  found in the senior section of our school library


Tomorrow When the war began by John Marsden

Seven Australian teenage friends from a small town go on a camping trip to be with nature. During their trip, they see military aircraft fly overhead. What they didn't know was their country was being invaded by another country. Returning home, they discover that they are at war. With no training, they band together to fight the enemy.

Film Trailer
Tomorrow When The War Began

7 books in the series





  • John Marsden
    Writer
  • John Marsden is an Australian writer, teacher and school principal. Marsden has had his books translated into ten languages including Swedish, Norwegian, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Italian, Polish and Spanish. Wikipedia
    BornSeptember 27, 1950 (age 63), Melbourne, Australia
    NominationsAstrid Lindgren Memorial AwardLocus Award for Best Art Book
    MoviesTomorrow, When the War Began






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    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    The Hunger Games is a 2008 science fiction novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America.

    The Hunger Games - Film Trailer



    3 Books

    Suzanne Collins


  • Writer



  • Suzanne Marie Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known as the author of The New York Times best selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy. Wikipedia
  • BornAugust 10, 1962 (age 51), Hartford, Connecticut, United States

  • CHERUB Series by Robert Muchamore
    Literary Series
  • CHERUB is a series of young adult spy novels, written by the English author Robert Muchamore, focusing around a division of the British Security Service named CHERUB, which employs minors, predominantly orphans, as intelligence officers. Wikipedia
    CharactersJames AdamsLauren AdamsKyle BluemanDave Moss





  • The Recruit by Robert Muchamore - Book Trailer





  • Robert Muchamore


  • AuthorRobert Kilgore Muchamore is an English author, most notable for writing the CHERUB and Henderson's Boys novels. Wikipedia
  • BornDecember 26, 1972 (age 40), Islington, United Kingdom
    NominationsCarnegie Medal in Literature

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