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Short Cuts: Ruby Baby

"Ruby Baby" is a two-part crime drama for Radio 7, set in the beautiful Tuscan countryside during a blisteringly hot summer. Submit your own episode here.

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Short Cuts: Ruby Baby

SHORT CUTS: RUBY BABY - Rebecca contrubutes to BBC Radio Play

By Rebecca / Spinebreakers Crew

Penguin’s Spinebreakers team have written collaboratively with author Louisa Young and other young writers from Hampstead Theatre and the National Theatre to produce the radio play “Ruby-Baby” for BBC Radio 7. Read about Rebecca's involvement.

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Write here, Right Now

Have you joined Write Here, Right Now?

By Nicole / Spinebreakers Crew

Write Here, Right Now is a project funded by the Department for International Development and gives young people – you included – a platform to voice your opinions on international development and politics.

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Underage Festival 2009

By Spinebreakers

BRINGING STORIES TO LIFE One tent plus one massive canvas plus 10,000 teenagers equals Spinebreakers at the Underage Festival 2009!

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Bebo's Big Think

GCSE Results

By Spinebreakers

Hsve your say on how you would change the curriculum. 77% of teenagers believe their grades would improve if Twilight, Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl were studied for GCSE and A-Level.

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Youth Panel with Bernadine Evaristo

Being a Judge on the Orange Prize Youth Panel

By Clarissa Pabi / Spinebreakers Crew

The Orange Prize Youth Judging Panel selected from Spinebreakers met Bernadine Evaristo, their chosen winner. Click to read Clarissa's article about the judging process.

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Spinebreakers Classic of the Month

As a new feature on the Spinebreakers site, we are introducing the Spinebreakers Classic of the month. This month it's Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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Orange Prize for Fiction

Orange Prize for Fiction Shadow Judging Panel

Six of the Spinebreakers are sitting on a shadow judging panel for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Their shortlist has now been revealed. Click to find out more...

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ReaLITy: Creative Responses to Social Realities

By Rebecca / Spinebreakers Crew

Rebecca attended this author event and reports on it for Spinebreakers. Writers in attendance were Meg Rosoff, Morris Gleitzman, Anthony McGowan, Elizabeth Laird and Patrick Ness. It was a prestigious panel who had many interesting things to say.

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Their Stories Must Be Told

Their Stories Must Be Told

By Olivia, Rebecca, Lily, Conrad and Ayesha / Spinebreakers Crew

Morris Gleitzman and Anna Perera took part in a panel discussion about authors writing about sensitive and contraversial issues.

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Creative Christmas Cracker

Christmas on Spinebreakers means a cracker of creativity. Click to read the Spinebreakers festive treats and send in your own.

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Obama 2008

Lily: Obamarama

By Lily

Lily's comment on the US presidential election result

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Rossana: “Oh the times they are a changing…”

By Rossana / Spinebreakers Crew

Rossana's comment on the US presidential election result

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Clarissa: The Obama Effect

By Clarissa Pabi / Spinebreakers Crew

Clarissa's comment on the US presidential election result

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Charlie: I think it's great that Obama is president.

By Charlie Smith / Spinebreakers Crew

Charlie's comment on the US Presidential Election result

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Rebecca: This US election has really captured my attention

By Rebecca / Spinebreakers Crew

Rebecca's comment on the US Presidential Election result.

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Your comments on the US Presidential Election

Read the Spinebreakers comments on the result of the US Presidential Election 2008. What does Obama's win mean to you? Have your say and send in your comments.

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One moment can change your life forever

Year Dot

Spinebreakers tell us of events that changed their life

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We Tell Stories

By jellyellie / Spinebreakers Crew

jellyellie gets stuck into Penguin's innovative new Alternate Reality Game.

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Easter Features

Click through to see what the Spinebreakers have to say, draw and design about Easter this year.

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City vs Country

See what the Spinebreakers have to say on this hot debate.

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Lily & Josie Cook

By Lily Dessau and Josie Bygraves / Spinebreakers Crew

Lily and Josie cook up a treat from a recipe in Hungry?

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Valentine's Day Features

By Spinebreakers / Spinebreakers Crew

Spinebreakers tell you what they really think about Valentine's Day...

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Tina's sketches

By Tina Steen

Tina shows us her creative flair with a series of imaginative sketches.

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The Spinebreakers teen editors

Editors' Christmas Wishes

By Spinebreakers Editors

See what the editors would ask for if they were granted one literary wish this Christmas...

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My Penguin books

Razorlight, Beck, Goldspot, Dragonette, Ryan Adams, Johnny Flynn and Mr. Hudson & The Library. See the results!

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Animal Farm

Mr Hudson & the Library

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Dracula

Ryan Adams

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Goldspot

Mr Hudson & The Library

Ryan Adams

Johnny Flynn

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