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Black Rabbit Summer


No. of pages 448

Published: 2008

Great for age 12-18 years

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Black Rabbit Summer is an intense page-turner from award-winning, young adult writer Kevin Brooks. A group of old friends, affected by drugs, alcohol, and memories, find themselves in the middle of a crime scene. Pete Boland was busy doing nothing that summer. Long, stiflingly hot, lazy days stretched ahead of him. Then she called.It was Nicole.'Listen, Pete. . . you know that funfair, up at the recreation ground...I thought we could all meet up...you know, for old times sake.' But, where there are old times there are old tensions. And as secrets, bitterness and jealousies resurface, five old friends are plunged into the worst night of their lives. . .'A masterly writer, and this book would put many authors of 'grown up' detective fiction to shame' Mail on Sunday 'A compulsive atmospheric mystery' Sunday Times'Gripping, disturbing...brilliant' Sunday ExpressKevin Brooks is the award-winning author of nine gripping teenage novels, usually with a thrilling detective twist. His novels, Being, iBoy, Killing God (published as Dawn in the USA) and Naked are also available from Penguin. Kevin's brand new novel, The Bunker Diary, will be published in 2013. If you enjoyed Black Rabbit Summer and want to get inside more of your favourite books, then check out spinebreakers.co.uk for exclusive author interviews, competitions, and much more.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 448 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Kevin Brooks lives in Manningtree, Essex. He has won the Branford Boase Award and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Book Trust Teenage book of the Year.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.

Praise for Kevin Brooks:

'Complex and involving, this is his [Brooks's] best book since the wonderful Lucas, and it deserves every success' - Bookseller (on Black Rabbit Summer)

'He's an original. And he writes one hell of a story' - Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now (on Being)

'Watch this guy, he's good' - Melvin Burgess, author of Junk (on Martyn Pig)

'. . . you want to tell everyone how good it is' - Sunday Times (on Lucas)

 

Praise for Kevin Brooks:

'Complex and involving, this is his [Brooks's] best book since the wonderful Lucas, and it deserves every success' - Bookseller (on Black Rabbit Summer)

'He's an original. And he writes one hell of a story' - Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now (on Being)

'Watch this guy, he's good' - Melvin Burgess, author of Junk (on Martyn Pig)

'. . . you want to tell everyone how good it is' - Sunday Times (on Lucas)