The author of the book is John Marsden who lives in Australia. His bestseller book is the first of this series who published 1996.The story of the book take place in a little village called Wirrawee in the south of Australia.
It is about six teenagers called Elli who is the storyteller Homer who is the “leader” Lee, Robyn, Sofia called Fi, Chris and that is two more called Corrie and Kevin who is gone and they are trying to rescue them
All the teenagers are out for camp in a couple of days, and when they return back to one of their houses, it doesn’t look the same that it did when they leaved. Their parents are gone, the animals are dead and the electricity doesn’t work. And it is the same in the whole area.
After some search they get to know that Australia has been occupied by guerilla soldier, and their parents and two of their best friends who didn´t camp is in a Showground who is guarded by soldiers.
They start a group called Hell to fought and save their little village because they are the only nice people there. This is a book who characterizes their life under the time, and what happens at the time whit them. Too be 15 years old and had seen so many dead bodies must have been terrifying
They are going to live a normal life as good as possible, and at the same time try to protect the Wirrawee. They start to think as a group and the most important is to save their own life’s and rescue they parents, Kevin and Corrie and other people who they love
This is the second book of a series of 7 and it is a continuation of who is called Tomorrow when the war begun.
I think it is very weird that a mail author can write a story where the storyteller and main character is a girl. He explains her feelings so good and I think that is very cool.