Homer and Corrie’s best friend, Lee’s crush, and the protagonist of Tomorrow, When the War Began. Ellie organizes the original camping trip to Hell before the war, and she convinces all her…
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Homer
Ellie’s close friend, Fiona’s crush, and a member of the original group who goes camping in Hell before the war. Homer lives just down the street from Ellie, and since Ellie doesn’t have…
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Lee
Ellie’s crush and a member of the original group who goes camping in Hell before the war begins. Corrie is surprised when Ellie wants to invite Lee on their camping trip, since he isn’t…
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Fiona
One of Ellie’s friends and a member of the original group who goes camping together in Hell before the war breaks out. Fiona is not a rural kid like Ellie or Homer, and…
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The Hermit / Bertram Christie
A man who local Australian legend claims lived alone in the remote bush that Ellie and her friends know as Hell. According to legend, the Hermit killed his wife and family in cold blood…
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Ellie’s friend and a member of the original group who goes camping in Hell prior to the war. Robyn is described as the responsible one in their group of friends. She does well in…
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Kevin
A member of Ellie’s group of friends and Corrie’s boyfriend. Kevin doesn’t want to go camping in Hell in the first place and would rather stay home and go to the Commemoration Day…
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Corrie
Ellie’s closest friend, Kevin’s girlfriend, and a member of the original group who goes camping in Hell prior to the war. Ellie and Corrie have been best friends for their entire lives, and…
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Chris
One of Ellie’s friends. Ellie and the others invite Chris on their initial camping trip to Hell, but he isn’t able to go because his parents are going overseas, and he has to…
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Mr. Clement
A local dentist in the fictional town where Ellie and the others live in rural Australia. Mr. Clement and his family also manage to evade the invading soldiers that take over Australia, and he isn’t…
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