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Posted in The Historical Faith on October 20, 2009
My favorite book as a teenager was Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden. I remember reading it 3 times, though I usually craved reading something new.
Recently, I’ve re-read the book to see if it really is any good. I probably haven’t touched it in 10 years (realizing that I was only 16 ten years ago is reassuring that I’m not aging TOO fast…one of the boys at church told me the other day said, “Wait, you’re 26??? You look 30!”), so tastes change (not to mention all the books I’ve read since then have polished my tastes).
Well, I can definitely tell you I still think it’s a good book.
Though I’m in a different place than I was then, I can still see what attracted me to it. Briefly, it’s a story about a small group of teenagers who are camping in the Bush of Australia as there nation is attacked, and everyone they know is rounded up at the fair grounds. Throughout the entire book Ellie, the narrator, grapples with the bigger issues in life as she struggles with her new place in a world she never thought she’d live in (one example: she is placed in a kill-or-be-killed situation, and she’s shocked at how easy it was to make the choice).
I think that there’s something in all of us that whispers that there’s something bigger than ourselves.
Because there is, and that One has a name. We’re made for something bigger than our petty little concerns…a reminder that I need more often than I’d like.
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October 20th, 2009 at 2:48 am
You do NOT look 30.
I’ve reread my favorite books from childhood – The Chronicles of Narnia specifically. They were indeed as good as I remembered.
Even the Beverly Cleary books like Fifteen and Sister of the Bride were entertaining when I read them again.
Have a great week Ronnica.
October 20th, 2009 at 7:45 am
I’ve never heard of that book… I’ll have to check it out!
October 20th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Sounds like an interesting read, I’ll have to look into it… thanks!
October 21st, 2009 at 7:05 am
I was never encouraged to read as a young person and really didn’t “come into that” until I was 42. Then was taken later to the large library and got my card. What an experience I had missed for so long.
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October 21st, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Definitely someone bigger than us.
My favorite childhood book is The Outsiders. I read it ever once in awhile. I will always love it.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
This sounds like a great book! I’m inspired to check it out.