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While I Live

by John Marsden · 2003

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Internationally bestselling author John Marsden takes us beyond The Tomorrow Series ... but the war isn't over.

For Ellie Linton, being back on the farm with her parents is what makes the terrible things that happened during the war — the things she, Homer, Lee, Fi, and the others had to do — all worthwhile. It's where she belongs.

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But the war won't let her go. A devastating tragedy has shattered any hope she ever had to reclaim her life, or herself. It's a new kind of fight. And the enemy isn't always from the other side of the border.

Another spectacular novel of war and its consequences by bestselling author John Marsden.

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dystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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survivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of this
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young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 304 pages

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