Molly Foust reviewed Tomorrow #1 by John Marsden undifferentiated
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3 stars
I mostly liked this book, and I am excited to recommend it because students can't seem to get enough post-apocalyptic books. I like the Australian setting, the characters are okay, and the action moves fast. I didn't like all the bible references. There are some references to sex, alcohol and smoking and the characters are all in high school, along with a romance element most appealing to readers who are advanced in puberty.
Though it is easy enough for middle school and it rates a PG-13. It is also a series, and as it ends on an unresolved note it may spur further reading.
Of the most merit, it has good discussion points. What would you do questions abound (fight? hide? play it safe? ) at one point, the protagonist, Ellie, asks how many people she would kill to save herself. Other questions I asked myself, Why are the characters …
I mostly liked this book, and I am excited to recommend it because students can't seem to get enough post-apocalyptic books. I like the Australian setting, the characters are okay, and the action moves fast. I didn't like all the bible references. There are some references to sex, alcohol and smoking and the characters are all in high school, along with a romance element most appealing to readers who are advanced in puberty.
Though it is easy enough for middle school and it rates a PG-13. It is also a series, and as it ends on an unresolved note it may spur further reading.
Of the most merit, it has good discussion points. What would you do questions abound (fight? hide? play it safe? ) at one point, the protagonist, Ellie, asks how many people she would kill to save herself. Other questions I asked myself, Why are the characters so white? What are the consequences of not being informed or taking an interest in politics? How much anger can you project at invaders who are trying to even the awful resource allocation in the world?
It is a Red Dawn for Australia, and I am excited to hear what students think of it.
