After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross

The Blurb On The Back:

What if you woke up tomorrow and everything had changed?

Money is worthless.

Your friends are gone.

Armed robbers roam the streets.

No one is safe.

For Matt and his little brother, Taco, that nightmare is a reality. Their only hope of survival is to escape through the Channel Tunnel.

But danger waits on the other side … Stay or go. What would you do?

( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )

The Verdict:

Gillian Cross’s novel (shortlisted for the 2013 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize) is an intelligent, thought-provoking look at the plight of economic migrants that flips English children into the role of outsiders. The plot rattles along and at times it’s very moving but while Matt is well-drawn I found the other characters (particularly Bob and Paige) to be a little two-dimensional, there mainly to move along the plot. That said, this is a solid read from the always reliable Cross and I’d recommend checking it out.

AFTER TOMORROW was released in the UK on 4th April 2013. Thanks to Amazon Vine for the ARC of this book.