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
- happily
- 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



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A young woman enters an underground storage facility where she soon finds herself trapped & stalked by a killer ...

The end of the world is in motion Alliances have broken & reformed & the motives of those who have come from the future remain unclear Still all the five friends can do is continue on While Grady pursues his future in politics Billy&s stuck in jail his future-again-uncertain But when the older Grady drags Heidi into the fray Billy decides to fight back This trade also

Includes:: the standalone issue drawn by Brahm Revel (Venture Bros Storyboard Artist Marvel Knights X-Men) & colored by Jason Fischer

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play To the disappointment of his wife Carol Ray decides to spend a relaxing week at home & soon gets into trouble with his neighbours
- a hefty busybody a freaked-out ex-soldier & a spacey teenager
- as they observe the strange happenings next door at the Klopek&s bizarre residence When the neighborhood grouch suddenly disappears the men are convinced the ramshackle house hides some hideous clues Armed with assault rifles high-powered binoculars & a shovel they decide to see for themselves exactly what is going on in the Klopek place Tom Hanks portrays suburbanite Ray Peterson whose plans for a peaceful vacation are disturbed by a creepy new family on the block in this outrageous suspense-comedy directed by Joe Dante Set in an average neighborhood that is anything but average The Burbs blends slapstick comedy & spine-tingling mystery with the type of witty humour that has made Tom Hanks a star Actors Tom Hanks Carrie Fisher Rick Ducommun Corey Feldman Bruce Dern & Courtney Gains Director Joe Dante Certificate 12 years & over Year 1989 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital Surround Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx)


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After more than thirty years in London recently widowed Thomas Imbalil returns to India He spends his first months in uncluttered isolation in his house overlooking the Arabian Sea in a small village in Kerala But when he agrees to look after his friend's optical store he meets & befriends Rani the young assistant Before long he discovers that Rani is using the store to run an intriguing side-business He agrees to turn a blind eye but the discovery has made him restless & reminds him of the lonliness he is feeling & which lies ahead of him Rani also reveals herself as a much more complex individual than he had first imagined & while he had envisaged a quiet reacquaintance with his homeland Thomas finds himself becoming more & more entangled with the lives of those around him ...

Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation’s first encounter with a mysterious & devastating enemy Originally established as America’s covert defense against the Soviet Union The Bureau must adapt & overcome a threat unlike anything the world has faced before As special agent William Carter players will call the shots & pull the trigger leading their squad of agents in the high-stakes secret war for humanity’s survival Paramount to repelling the outside threat is The Bureau’s ability to cover-up the enemy’s existence in order to prevent worldwide panic Key Game Features Uncover the mystery Fight through the streets of 1960’s America as you uncover the declassified truth behind mankind’s first enemy invasion Be the field leader As William Carter a highly intelligent special agent call the shots & pull the trigger Formulate the plan of action execute well-timed ambushes & flank your attackers to obliterate the threat Tactical combat Use your strategy to your advantage enter Battle Focus to slow down time & execute your next move commanding your squad with a variety of tactical actions to turn the tide in your favour No second chances Pay the price for mistakes
- permadeath will make you value your squad mates more than ever & make losing one of them all the more painful Strategic reflexes Turn an enemy misstep into your strategic advantage Give tactical commands on the fly to outsmart the enemy & make split-second decisions to save the lives of your squad Customization that counts Train each of your squad mates into unique specializations allowing for a dynamic combination of skills to compliment your play style
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Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation’s first encounter with a mysterious & devastating enemy Originally established as America’s covert defense against the Soviet Union The Bureau must adapt & overcome a threat unlike anything the world has faced before As special agent William Carter players will call the shots & pull the trigger leading their squad of agents in the high-stakes secret war for humanity’s survival Paramount to repelling the outside threat is The Bureau’s ability to cover-up the enemy’s existence in order to prevent worldwide panic Key Game Features Uncover the mystery Fight through the streets of 1960’s America as you uncover the declassified truth behind mankind’s first enemy invasion Be the field leader As William Carter a highly intelligent special agent call the shots & pull the trigger Formulate the plan of action execute well-timed ambushes & flank your attackers to obliterate the threat Tactical combat Use your strategy to your advantage enter Battle Focus to slow down time & execute your next move commanding your squad with a variety of tactical actions to turn the tide in your favour No second chances Pay the price for mistakes
- permadeath will make you value your squad mates more than ever & make losing one of them all the more painful Strategic reflexes Turn an enemy misstep into your strategic advantage Give tactical commands on the fly to outsmart the enemy & make split-second decisions to save the lives of your squad Customization that counts Train each of your squad mates into unique specializations allowing for a dynamic combination of skills to compliment your play style
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Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation’s first encounter with a mysterious & devastating enemy Originally established as America’s covert defense against the Soviet Union The Bureau must adapt & overcome a threat unlike anything the world has faced before As special agent William Carter players will call the shots & pull the trigger leading their squad of agents in the high-stakes secret war for humanity’s survival Paramount to repelling the outside threat is The Bureau’s ability to cover-up the enemy’s existence in order to prevent worldwide panic Key Game Features Uncover the mystery Fight through the streets of 1960’s America as you uncover the declassified truth behind mankind’s first enemy invasion Be the field leader As William Carter a highly intelligent special agent call the shots & pull the trigger Formulate the plan of action execute well-timed ambushes & flank your attackers to obliterate the threat Tactical combat Use your strategy to your advantage enter Battle Focus to slow down time & execute your next move commanding your squad with a variety of tactical actions to turn the tide in your favour No second chances Pay the price for mistakes
- permadeath will make you value your squad mates more than ever & make losing one of them all the more painful Strategic reflexes Turn an enemy misstep into your strategic advantage Give tactical commands on the fly to outsmart the enemy & make split-second decisions to save the lives of your squad Customization that counts Train each of your squad mates into unique specializations allowing for a dynamic combination of skills to compliment your play style
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Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation’s first encounter with a mysterious & devastating enemy Originally established as America’s covert defense against the Soviet Union The Bureau must adapt & overcome a threat unlike anything the world has faced before As special agent William Carter players will call the shots & pull the trigger leading their squad of agents in the high-stakes secret war for humanity’s survival Paramount to repelling the outside threat is The Bureau’s ability to cover-up the enemy’s existence in order to prevent worldwide panic Key Game Features Uncover the mystery Fight through the streets of 1960’s America as you uncover the declassified truth behind mankind’s first enemy invasion Be the field leader As William Carter a highly intelligent special agent call the shots & pull the trigger Formulate the plan of action execute well-timed ambushes & flank your attackers to obliterate the threat Tactical combat Use your strategy to your advantage enter Battle Focus to slow down time & execute your next move commanding your squad with a variety of tactical actions to turn the tide in your favour No second chances Pay the price for mistakes
- permadeath will make you value your squad mates more than ever & make losing one of them all the more painful Strategic reflexes Turn an enemy misstep into your strategic advantage Give tactical commands on the fly to outsmart the enemy & make split-second decisions to save the lives of your squad Customization that counts Train each of your squad mates into unique specializations allowing for a dynamic combination of skills to compliment your play style
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Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children Jim & Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could Jim a sleek successful corporate lawyer has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives & Bob a legal aid attorney who idolises Jim has always taken it in his stride But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister Susan
- the sibling who stayed behind
- urgently calls them home Her lonely teenage son Zach has landed himself into a world of trouble & Susan desperately needs their help & so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood where the long-buried tensions that have shaped & shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever

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