WINNER OF THE 2014 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALRoom meets Lord of the Flies The Bunker Diary is award-winning young adult writer Kevin Brooks's pulse-pounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true
- & how will you survive?I can't believe I fell for it It was still dark when I woke up this morning As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete There are six little rooms along the main corridor There are no windows No doors The lift is the only way in or out What's he going to do to me? What am I going to do? If I'm right the lift will come down in five minutes It did Only this time it wasn't empty Praise for The Bunker Diary Kevin Brooks' pacey plots have made him a cult among teens This though is the big one It should be read by everyone
- Amanda Craig The Times Kevin Brooks has won the Branford Boase Award & been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award the Booktrust Teenage Prize the Manchester Book Award & for the Carnegie Medal (for Martyn Pig Road of the Dead & Black Rabbit Summer) Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter & studied in Birmingham & London He had a varied working life with jobs in a crematorium a zoo a garage & a post office before
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- giving it all up to write books Kevin is the author of Being Black Rabbit Summer Killing God (published as Dawn in the USA) i Boy & Naked for Penguin He now lives in North Yorkshire If you enjoyed The Bunker Diary & want to get inside more of your favourite books then check out spinebreakerscouk for exclusive author interviews competitions & much more