Elsa Svenson Elsa Svenson i(A64945 works by)
Gender: Female
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7 7 y separately published work icon The Other Side of Dawn John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title På andra sidan gryningen ) Stockholm : Bonnier Carlsen Bokforlag , 2001 Z531693 1999 single work novel young adult Ellie and her friends, five Australian teenagers who survived the enemy invasion of their country, use guerrilla tactics to support a major counterattack by New Zealand troops. (Source: Trove)
8 11 y separately published work icon The Night Is For Hunting John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title I Skymningens Land ) Stockholm : BonnierCarlsen , 2000 Z379280 1998 single work novel young adult While trying to care for a group of abandoned young children, five Australian teenagers continue their struggle for survival and their resistance against the enemy invading their homeland. (Source: Trove)
9 7 y separately published work icon Burning for Revenge John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title Så grydde hämndens timme ) Sweden : Bonnier Carlsen Bokforlag , 1999 Z416123 1997 single work novel young adult 'When you're on your knees there's only one thing to do ... stand up again! Ellie and her friends have stared defeat in the face. They have felt its hot breath.They have been bashed and battered by it, brought to breaking point. Now it's time to hit back. Now it's time to come out fighting. Now they really are "Burning for Revenge!"' (Source: Trove)
8 7 y separately published work icon Darkness, Be My Friend John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title Nu är mörkrets tid ) Sweden : Bonnier Carlsen Bokforlag , 1998 Z8027 1996 single work novel young adult As survivors of an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers from New Zealand who plan an attack on the Wirrawee airfield. (Source: Trove)
12 15 y separately published work icon The Dead of the Night John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title Nar Natten Ar Som Morkast ) Sweden : Bonnier Carlsen Bokforlag , 1997 Z91026 1994 single work novel young adult

'Hell is still the safest place on earth.

'When you've run out of choices, you've only got yourself.

'As war rages, as the enemy closes in, as Ellie and her friends fight for their lives, they are left with nothing. Nothing but courage, spirit and pride' (Source: bookseller's website).
11 21 y separately published work icon The Third Day, The Frost John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title Den tredje dagens kyla ) Stockholm : Bonnier Carlsen Bokforlag , 1997 Z543366 1995 single work novel young adult

'What's the biggest danger you can think of? This is bigger. What's the toughest challenge you can imagine? This is tougher. What's the greatest fear you have?

'You're about to find out.

"How long do you think they'll keep looking for us?" I asked Lee, as we lay there.

"Until they find us," he answered grimly.

'They came in summer. They fell upon the land swiftly and suddenly. Through autumn they spread, like locusts, like mice, like a plague. Now it's winter. They're still here. But so too are Ellie and Homer and their friends.' (Source: Trove)
14 42 y separately published work icon Tomorrow, When the War Began When the War Began John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title I morgon när kriget kom ) Finland : BonnierCarlsen , 1996 Z796506 1993 single work novel young adult (taught in 1 units) Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bush to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive. (Source: Trove)
11 28 y separately published work icon Letters from the Inside John Marsden , ( trans. Elsa Svenson with title Breven inifrån ) Stockholm : BonnierCarlsen , 1995 Z193240 1991 single work novel young adult The relationship between two teenage girls who become acquainted through letters intensifies as their correspondence reveals some of the terrible problems of their lives. (Source: Trove)
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