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Cover of The Third Day, the Frost

The Third Day, the Frost

John Marsden (1995)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesTomorrow, When the War Began #3
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

WarViolenceDeathCaptivitySurvivalMass Death

Positive tags

SurvivalFound FamilyFriendshipComing of AgeResilience

Heroine archetypes

Reluctant HeroineSoldier / Marine

Protagonist archetypes

Squad / TeamComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

RebellionWarFound FamilyComing of AgeSurvivalResistance CellFish out of Water

Themes

SurvivalWar and Its CostsLoss of InnocenceResistanceFriendship Under PressureMoral ComplexityIdentity in Crisis

Synopsis

Ellie and her friends, a small band of teenagers trying to survive in the Australian countryside, continue to resist the enemies who have invaded their country.

Tags

Military FictionSurvival ThrillerWar StoryContemporary Fiction