### From School Library Journal Grade 7 Up-The first book in The Ellie Chronicles by popular Australian author John Marsden follows the story of Ellie Linton in the aftermath of a fictional war in Australia. In the opening scenes, she returns from a picnic to find that her parents were murdered as
While I Live (The Ellie Chronicles, Book 1)
β Scribed by John Marsden
- Book ID
- 111979957
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781741971057
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The follow-up to the bestselling Tomorrow series
BOOK 1 IN THE ELLIE CHRONICLES TRILOGY
"Addictive reading"Sydney Morning Herald
"Australia's king of young adult fiction"The Australian
We 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 the spur I'd heard the scattered shots, getting closer as I got closer, and all the way down I tried to think of reasonable explanations for them, and I couldn't think of a single thing that made sense.
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The town of Wirrawee is emerging from war, slowly, like a flower after a cold snap. Businesses are starting to reopen, the school has re-commenced classes, and local farmers are gradually repossessing their land. But it's not the same Australia as before the war. A new nation exists just a few...
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