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Reader reviewed by Lucy

I live in Australia and unfortunatly I can imagine this story line happening in my country- for real! The story is so strong and the characters so human that the realism in this story is frightening. It is incredably clever how John Marsden has managed to never identify the invaders, leaving that up to the imagination. Ellie, the main character, really is a personality that I can imagine finding amongst my friends and so are all the other main characters. I do not know one person who has read the first chapter of this book and not been hooked on the whole series as I have been. John Marsden is a fantastic author who is brilliant at writing for youths.