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Guantanamo Boy: Brolly Productions (Press Night Review)

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Spinebreakers Olivia reviews Guantanamo Boy: Brolly Productions on it's press night

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Sue Townsend: The Catcher of the Wry

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Spinebreakers Olivia compares Adrian Mole to Holden Caulfield.

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In adoration of Letters to a Young Poet, or Rilke: A true Spinebreaker

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Can I propose right now that we adopt this book as the Spinebreakers manual? In fact, I think that we should take on Rilke’s words as our mantra- ‘live in these books...this love will be repaid you thousands and thousands of times’.

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You’ll feel suitably bohemian on the bus

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review: The introduction is perfect, there’s enough information to provide a backdrop for the poems, but it doesn’t feel like fulfilling an assessment objective on context at school.

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Caribou Island is one of the most beautiful books you will read this year.

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review: From the fairytale front cover to the blurb filled with well-earned praise, this book is shot through with exquisitely written moments of startling truth and horrifying clarity.

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A guilty pleasure

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of The Eternal Ones: The best thing about The Eternal Ones is that is poles apart from every post-twilight teen fantasy epic, in that it will constantly keep you guessing, despite your preconceptions.

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Quite a compelling read

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review: I am Number Four is actually quite a compelling read, especially the clever complication of the numeric order in which the Lorien Six have to be killed.

Alternative ending to Of Mice and Men

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's alternative ending to Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

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The perfect antidote for book lovers suffering Twilight related stress!

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: Beautiful Creatures is a must read for any self-respecting Spinebreaker. Stand against the tide of second rate Twilight facsimiles- read this book.

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Spud's Crazy Christmas

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's christmassy extra chapter for Spud by John van de Ruit.

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Video trailer

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Olivia's video trailer for Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian.

6 DEGREES OF DORIAN GRAY

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's artwork for The Picture of Dorian Gray. Six individually painted panels representing various stages of Dorian's magic portrait.

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The Bride's Farewell

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's alternative book jacket art for The Bride's Farwell by Meg Rosoff.

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It's year two for Spud Milton

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's video trailer for this hilarious sequel to Spud, click to watch and see how the madness continues!

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Video Trailer for Envy

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Welcome to the world of The Luxe, where secrets are dark and the sins are delicious, video trailer for Envy by Olivia.

Wuthering Heights re-vamped

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Forget Romeo and Juliet; was there ever a story of more angst than that of Bella and her Edward? Scribbler of the latest book and film franchise, Stephenie Meyer has inadvertently bitten frenzied vampire groupies with the Brontë bug.

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Paddy's accounts

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

She sobs, convulsing. I can feel the sweat beading on my cheek as the tears pool on hers. I tighten my grip on her arm as she struggles, my knee sinking deliciously into her belly...

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Turn pages faster than you’ve ever turned pages before

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of This Charming Man by Marian Keyes

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Schiller's Account

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's alternative chapter to The Vanishing of Katharina Linden.

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Never before have I laughed so hard simply at the first paragraph of a book!

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of The Vanishing of Katharina Linden: This is a brilliantly told tale with a luminous gem of a first sentence, with some twists and turns which will have you on the edge of your seat.

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Alternative book jacket design

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

New cover design for The English Prisoner - even the Puffin logo is behind bars!

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Be prepared for a relentless and ruthless journey

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Be prepared for a relentless and ruthless journey which will take you above and beyond the limit, as Tig Hague tells his extraordinary tale of life behind the bars of one of Russia’s harshest prisons...

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Olivia's new cover design

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia has designed a new book jacket for Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

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Utterly Compelling

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen: Lock and Key is an utterly compelling, exquisitely written book which will keep you absolutely enthralled, entranced and above all, enchanted.

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Expect to be moved...

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Review of Butterfly: Expect to be moved, incensed, elated and, at times, saddened as Sonya Hartnett weaves an emotional, yet somehow gratifying tale of the difficulties of childhood and the passage to the ‘maturity’ which adolescence brings.

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Olivia meets Anna Perera

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia interviews Anna Perera and asks why she chose to write about such a sensitive and controversial issue.

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Find Your Element

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's video trailer for The Element by Ken Robinson

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The Cheese Touch

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

The Cheese Touch is spreading...click to watch Olivia's video trailer for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

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The Most Luxurious Newsletter

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

The word on everyone’s lips is that the most luxurious party of the season took place in Manhattan’s most notorious family’s mansion. Read the rumours here...

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Then is the book to read this year

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of 'Then' by Morris Gleitzman: Then is the book to read this year. The strikingly tender tale of the Holocaust, as seen through a child’s eyes is a remarkable, beautifully told wonder of a book...

Review of Guantanamo Boy

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

A beautifully frank and strikingly inspiring novel, Guantanamo Boy is in many ways a voyage of discovery as Anna Perrera bravely goes where many fear to tread. Expect to be wowed by this exceptional book.

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Christmas in Guantanamo Bay

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia: I've written an alternative Christmas story based on Guantamano Boy. Merry Christmas!

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Higson’s done it again

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of Young Bond: By Royal Command

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Olivia reading Silverfin: The Graphic Novel

MCM Comic Expo: Featuring Charlie Higson

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Spinebreakers Olivia and Sarah attended the MCM Comic Expo at the Excel Centre in London. They met Charlie Higson amongst others, check out their report...

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The Diary of Artemis Fowl

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

This is the diary of Artemis Fowl. You will never find this diary because it is kept in a bulletproof, bombproof safe with an iris scanner and a 12 figure code which changes daily.

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It'll give your brain cells the ultimate workout

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's review of Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox: With more intellectual wise-cracking than you can shake a USB stick at, Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox is a witty and cerebrally awesome book

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Olivia's new cover

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Click here to take a closer look at Olivia's new cover design for Spud - have you ever seen a potato like it?

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Spud is a masterpiece of a novel

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia reviews Spud: Spud is a vastly lively account of comically creative schoolboy antics that will make you laugh harder than ever before. Keep a box of tissues handy, for tears both of mirth and woe.

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Being Comic Strip

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Meet Jack Fletcher, a routine operation changed his life. Olivia has documented it in a comic strip

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Purple Eyes

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Olivia's book jacket design for Book of the Shadows and The Coven

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Tiernan proves that witchcraft isn't all about cauldrons and broomsticks.

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Read Olivia's review of Book of Shadows: I recommend this book to teenagers who take an interest in things like Wicca, but also to anyone who likes good, gripping mysteries.

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Olivia's review of Being

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

This gritty, fast-paced thriller of a novel is sure to keep you turning the pages, you won’t be able to put it down. And, as ever, Brooks has created a tantalising ending which will have you pleading for more.

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Olivia unpicks Deluxe

By Olivia Scott-Berry / Spinebreakers Crew

Deluxe is a witty and thoroughly absorbing look into one of the most exclusive businesses around, that of the luxury brands. You will be left seriously considering your lifestyle choices.

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