: ▁ ▁" I ’ ve ▁written ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁nov els ▁myself , ▁and ▁I ▁know ▁and ▁appreciate ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁them , ▁but ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁pity ▁that ▁we ▁had ▁got ten ▁so ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁bush ▁and ▁country ▁nov els ▁that ▁were ▁popular ▁in ▁earlier ▁gener ations , ▁and ▁I ▁quite ▁cons ci ously ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁rev ive ▁that ▁genre ." ▁ ▁Mars den ▁c ites ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Australian ▁Children ' s ▁Author ▁Mary ▁Grant ▁Bruce ▁as ▁major ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁series . ▁In ▁his ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁John ▁Mars den ▁Pres ents : ▁Australian ▁Children ' s ▁Class ics ▁im print ▁of ▁Bruce ' s ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁novel ▁Peter ▁and ▁Co ▁Mars den ▁notes ▁the ▁book ' s ▁similar ities ▁to ▁his ▁series . ▁Both ▁are ▁stories ▁about ▁groups ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁batt ling ▁enemy ▁forces ▁intent ▁on ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Australia . ▁Mars den ▁states ▁that ▁while ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁intention ally ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁em ulate ▁Peter ▁and ▁Co ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁Tom orrow , ▁When ▁the ▁War ▁Beg an ▁he ▁does ▁see ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁Ell ie , ▁the ▁Tom orrow ▁series ▁central ▁protagon ist ▁was ▁model led ▁after ▁the ▁" cou rage ous ▁and ▁resource ful " ▁farm ▁girl ▁Nor ah ▁from ▁Mary ▁Grant ▁Bruce ' s ▁Bill ab ong ▁series ▁of ▁nov els . ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁the ▁L inton