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The Travels of Marco Polo the Venetian (The Programmed Classics)»rank: 1029752by: Marco Polo, Rustichello da Pisa
0ur opinion: :Chosen as one of the ten best adventure books of all time by National Geographic Adventure. An adventure narrative reissue from the original 1926 edition. Marco Polo chronicles the thirteenth-century Venice, his birthplace, to Asia. Marco Polo tells of the foreign peoples he meets as he travels by foot, horse, and boat through places including Persia, the land of the Tartars, Tibet, lndia, and, most important, China. There he stays at the court of Kublai Khan, venturing to the capital of Beijing and to ...
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Tomorrow, When the War Began»rank: 1029752by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :When Ellie and six of her friends return home from a camping trip deep in the bush, they find things hideously wrong -- their families gone, houses empty and abandoned, pets and stock dead. Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in the town has been taken prisoner. As the horrible reality of the situation becomes evident they have to make a life-and-death decision: to run back into the bush and hide, to give themselves up to be ...
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Tomorrow, When the War Began (The Tomorrow Series #1)»rank: 86458by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :When Ellie and her friends go camping, they have no idea they're leaving their old lives behind forever. Despite a less-than-tragic food shortage and a secret crush or two, everything goes as planned. But a week later, they return home to find their houses empty and their pets starving. Something has gone wrong--horribly wrong. Before long, they realize the country has been invaded, and the entire town has been captured--including their families and all their friends. Ellie and the other survivors face an impossible ...
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The Rabbits»rank: 93935by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :A rich and haunting allegory of colonization for all ages and cultures, told from the viewpoint of native animals. This stunning picture book examines the consequences of the arrival of a group of rabbits with entirely unfamiliar ways. They bring new food and animals, and they make their own houses to live in, eventually dominating the environment and its other inhabitants. The parallels with our own experience are many: 'They chopped down our trees and scared away our friends and stole our children...'
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Tomorrow #2: The Dead Of Night (Tomorrow)»rank: 104496by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :A few months after the first fighter jets landed in their own backyard, Ellie and her five terrified but defiant friends struggle to survive amid a baffling conflict. Their families are unreachable; the mountains are now their home. When two of them fall behind enemy lines, Ellie knows what must happen next: a rescue mission. Homer, the strongest and most unpredictable among them, is the one to take charge. While others have their doubts about his abilities, Homer has no choice but to prove ...
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Incurable (The Ellie Chronicles)»rank: 219266by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :Ellie Linton is a survivor. Because she's honest. Because she's loyal. Because she's incurably brave. And because sometimes she's lucky. But what happens to survivors when their luck runs out? Packed full of action and human drama, John Marsden's lncurable delivers another fast-paced adventure that will thrill old fans and new readers like.
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Darkness Be My Friend (The Tomorrow Series #4)»rank: 92797by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :Five months into World War lll, Ellie and her four remaining friends have barely escaped the Australian town of Wirrawee with their lives and their sanity intact. But as the next step becomes clear, they realize they must once again sacrifice their hard-won comfort and safety. A group of soldiers has recruited the kids to guide the way to the Wirrawee air base. What could possibly motivate Ellie and her friends to return? This risky sabotage mission may be their only hope of rescuing ...
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A Killing Frost (The Tomorrow Series #3)»rank: 85347by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :ln the third installment of the Tomorrow saga, the anything-to-survive existence of Ellie and her friends has sharpened their senses and emboldened their plans. They aren't merely on the defensive anymore; they're also striking back. Their strategy? Attack the enemy not just on land, but also on water. lf they have any hope of sabotaging the formidable container ship at Cobbler's Bay, then stealth is a must, but so, too, is one very big explosion. And if they fail, they may face a whole ...
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The Other Side of Dawn (The Tomorrow Series #7)»rank: 98173by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: :Since their home was invaded by enemy soldiers and transformed into a war zone, Ellie and her friends have been fighting for their lives. Now a resolution may finally be in sight. But as enemy forces close in on her hideout, Ellie discovers that the final conflict just may be the most dangerous yet. And not everyone will survive. Nobody is safe in this exhilarating conclusion to Ellie's courageous struggle for freedom. Review:At last, the final episode of the gripping Tomorrow series by ...
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Burning for Revenge (The Tomorrow Series #5)»rank: 55511by: John Marsden
0ur opinion: : The journey to Stratton isn't an easy trip, especially when the enemy's headquarters lie somewhere along the way. And that's exactly where Ellie and her friends unwittingly find themselves. With only five of them against hundreds of armed soldiers, escape seems like a suicide mission. But Stratton is where Ellie's grandmother lives, so the journey must be made -- even though the odds aren't good. Ellie must summon all of her courage and guerrilla instincts to survive the latest high-stakes installment of the ...
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