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form
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Tomorrow, When the War Began
( dir. Stuart Beattie
)
Australia
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Ambience Entertainment
,
2009
Z1623916
2009
single work
film/TV
science fiction
Seven teenagers camp in a remote and idyllic location deep in the countryside. But that night, they see the sky filled with military aircraft, and return home to find their houses deserted and the locals detained in the showground. Escaping detection, the teenagers form themselves into a guerilla unit, hoping to prevent the invading Coalition Nations from bringing any more troops in by destroying the only bridge to nearby Cobbler's Bay, where the troop ships are moored.
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form
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Tomorrow, When the War Began
( dir. Brendan Maher
)
Australia
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Ambience Entertainment
ABC Television
,
2016
8570775
2016
series - publisher
film/TV
'When their country is invaded by a large hostile force, a group of teenagers fight for their family and homeland. Based on the era-defining novels by John Marsden.'
Source: Screen Australia.
Reading Australia
This work has Reading Australia teaching resources.
Unit Suitable For AC: Year 10 (NSW Stage 5)
Duration Four to six weeks
Curriculum Summary
Find a summary table for Australian Curriculum: English content descriptions and NSW Syllabus outcomes for this unit.
Themes
Day of the Girl, discovery, heroism, invasion and occupation of Australia, just war, maintaining moral values even in war, resistance, security, self-discovery, storytelling, survival, teenage gangs, war
General Capabilities
Critical and creative thinking, Ethical understanding, Information and communication technology, Literacy, Personal and social
Cross-curriculum Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia
Notes
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Selected in December 2004 by the Australian public in an ABC poll as Australia's 31st favourite book.
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Dedication: To my dear sister Robin Farran: so much admired.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Japanese, Chinese and Korean translations, and has an Asian-Australian character, Lee, of Thai and Vietnamese heritage.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Nature and Its Elements : Reading Patterns in Dystopian Texts
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Beyond the Dark : Dystopian Texts in the Secondary English Classroom 2020; (p. 127-159) -
'It Affects Us' : Teaching Dystopian Texts Sensitively
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Beyond the Dark : Dystopian Texts in the Secondary English Classroom 2020; (p. 64-84) -
'Dystopia' : A History of the Genre in (and) Australia
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Beyond the Dark : Dystopian Texts in the Secondary English Classroom 2020; (p. 8-34) -
Tomorrow, When the War Began at Twenty Five : A Conversation with John Marsden
Beth Dolan
(interviewer),
2019
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 34 no. 1 2019; (p. 18) -
Uchronic Australia : Serious Issues Are Raised in Two Alternate Histories of Australia during the Pacific War
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 32 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 278-296)'Though previous scholarship into alternate history narratives has been conducted, to date a set of "poetics" that defines this genre has not yet been developed (Chapman and Yoke 21). Indeed, there is a significant gap in knowledge regarding the alternate history genre; a collection of papers appearing in Classic and Iconoclastic Alternate History Science Fiction, edited by Edgar L. Chapman and Carl B. Yoke, identify this gap: "For while numerous alternate history tales have now been written, … no comprehensive poetics of this genre … has been developed" (21). This article seeks to address part of this gap by first coining a new term for the genre (Uchronic fiction) and by using two examples of alternate history narratives unique and particular to Australia (John Hooker's The Bush Soldiers and John A. Scott's N) to highlight some of the hitherto undefined "poetics" for this genre as they appear in these two examples of Uchronic fiction. These two novels also bring to the fore serious issues that are relevant to the discussion regarding the political agenda on the part of authors John Hooker and John A. Scott, both of whom do not shy away from addressing white Australia's historically poor treatment of Aboriginal people or from Australia's historical ambivalence and hostility toward nonwhite immigrants and people from Asia.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Tomorrow, When the War Began
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 38 no. 2 1994; (p. 30)
— Review of Tomorrow, When the War Began 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Tomorrow, When the War Began
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 9 no. 3 1994; (p. 33)
— Review of Tomorrow, When the War Began 1993 single work novel -
Bushwalk into a Dark Adventure
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 December 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of Tomorrow, When the War Began 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Tomorrow, When the War Began
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 54)
— Review of Tomorrow, When the War Began 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Tomorrow, When the War Began
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 7 no. 4 1993; (p. 17)
— Review of Tomorrow, When the War Began 1993 single work novel -
150 Years 150 Books 150 Words 600 Entries 10 Winners
2004
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column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , October no. 3 2004; (p. 8-12) The aim of the Save This Book competition was to nominate a book from the last 150 years, from a list of 150 titles, and explain why (in 150 words) why it should be saved from a tidal wave. Winners' submissions are included. -
Sharing Tomorrow, When the War Began in the Classroom
2005
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 13 no. 4 2005; (p. 36) -
Five of the Best Teen Reads
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 January 2010; (p. 10) The film adaptation of Tomorrow When the War Began will appear in 2010. -
Asian Invasion for Film of Marsden Classic
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 14 August 2010; (p. 12) -
Write of Passage
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 6-7)
Awards
- 2000 winner CYBER Awards — Older Readers
- 1995 winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers
- 1995 winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Avis Page Award
- 1995 commended Children's Peace Literature Award
- 1995 winner KOALA Awards — Secondary
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