The Night is for Hunting

John Marsden. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $16 (278pp) ISBN 978-0-618-07026-8

The adventures of five Australian teenagers continue in the sixth installment in the Tomorrow series, The Night Is for Hunting by John Marsden. While trying to care for a group of ungrateful orphans, Ellie and her friends struggle to survive against enemy invaders. (Aug.)

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