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Kevin Brooks' Black Rabbit Summer

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Black Rabbit Summer 

Kevin 

Brooks 

Pete Boland was busy doing nothing that summer. Long, stiflingly hot, lazy days stretched ahead of him. Then she called.

'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 . . .

Teenage readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away from this dark, tense and gripping new novel from award-winning Kevin Brooks.

Sara Houston was the winner of the Black Rabbit Summer Lyrics Competition, her song was recorded by the up-and-coming Indie band Ivyrise
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Sara Houston, winner of the Black Rabbit Summer competition 

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Impossible to put down!

By Homie JJ

Review of Black Rabbit Summer by Homie JJ: "Possibly the best book I have ever read."

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It was an awesome book

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I loved this book!

By Ali

Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks was amazing and I didn't put it down! Review by Ali.

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Characters

The Black Rabbit

Character Profile: The Black Rabbit

By Imogen Ashfield / Spinebreakers Crew

A character profile of (the mighty/the greatest/the amazing) Black Rabbit

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Claire Duff

Character profile of Pete Boland

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Claire's character profile of Pete from Black Rabbit Summer

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Olivia reading Black Rabbit Summer

The trials and tribulations of Pauly Gilpin

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Characters in Black Rabbit Summer

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Interviews

Entrance to the Edinburgh International Festival 2008

Rebecca interviews Kevin Brooks

By Rebecca / Spinebreakers Crew

Rebecca caught up with Kevin Brooks at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Click here to watch the video.

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Rebecca's cover for Black Rabbit Summer

Rebecca's new cover

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Rebecca's new cover for Black Rabbit Summer

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Sakina's jacket design for Black Rabbit Summer

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A great new design by Sakina for the jacket of Black Rabbit Summer - a lot less red!

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Ruth's new cover

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Ruth's new cover for Black Rabbit Summer

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Your other material

Black Rabbit Spring by Clarissa Pabi

Black Rabbit Spring

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Read Clarissa's description of what happened in the spring before the famous Black Rabbit Summer

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The music

Sara with Kevin Brooks and Ivyrise

Sara's prize winning lyrics

These were the winning lyrics recorded by Ivyrise in the Black Rabbit Summer competition

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Sara with the CD recorded by Ivyrise

Song Lyrics Recorded "Cried For Our Past"

I've Cried For Our Past was written by competition winner Sara Houston and recorded by up and coming Indie band Ivyrise

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Pull Tiger Tail

Pull Tiger Tail and Kevin Brooks' tips for lyric writing

Pull Tiger Tail and Kevin Brooks' song lyric writing tips for Black Rabbit Summer competition

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Ali Church lyrics to Black Rabbit Summer

By Ali Church / Spinebreakers Crew

Ali Church's lyrics for the Black Rabbit Summer comp

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Spinebreaker Anthony

Anthony's soundtrack to Black Rabbit Summer

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Anthony tells us which songs he thinks could accompany the stunning Black Rabbit Summer

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SPinebreaker Max

Max's lyrics to Black Rabbit Summer

By Max Elsworth / Spinebreakers Crew

Spinebreaker Max writes a song to go with Kevin Brooks' book

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Books On The Run

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