| Against the Day | |
| Author: | Michael Cronin |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Teen novel |
| Published: | 1999 (Oxford University Press) |
| Pages: | 224 pp |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Isbn: | 0192752677 |
| Followed By: | Through the Night |
Against the Day is a 1999 historical novel by Michael Cronin.[1] The story is set after the end of World War II in a United Kingdom that has fallen under Nazi occupation. It follows the adventures of two boys who become dangerously involved in a secret resistance movement. A sequel, Through the Night, was published in 2003. A third book in the series, In the Morning, was published in 2005. It was shortlisted for the Angus Book Award.