Kevin Brooks
Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter, Devon, and he studied in Birmingham and London. He had a varied working life, with jobs in a crematorium, a zoo, a garage and a post office, before – happily – giving it all up to write books. Kevin is the author of many critically acclaimed novels including Martyn Pig, Lucas, Kissing the Rain, Candy and The Road of the Dead. He now lives in North Yorkshire.
Books
Black Rabbit Summer
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Penguin
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 12+
Addictive, complex and incredibly compelling
Blood Line
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 8+
A republication of a short novel which Kevin Brooks wrote more than 10 years ago for Barrington Stoke's excellent series for reluctant readers.
Bunker Diary
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Penguin
Interest age: 15+
Reading age: 14+
Linus wakes up in a cold, dark, underground bunker with no recollection of how he got there.
Five Hundred Miles
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 13-16
Reading age: 9+
In the industrial wastelands of east London, two brothers are delivering forged vehicle documents. As soon as they walk into the pub, Cole knows something is going on. This is a stark, intense, plot-driven, cinematic story of hoping for better.
I See You Baby
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 7+
This is an engaging and funny short story by two brilliant writers for young people. It is also dyslexia friendly.
Lucas
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Chicken House
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 13+
This beautifully written, unusual novel explores the destructive nature of prejudice and mob violence
Naked
Author: Kevin Brooks
Publisher: Puffin Books
Interest age: 13+
Reading age: 10+
London, 1976: a summer of chaos, punk, love ... and the boy they called Billy the Kid