Winner of the 2007 Carnegie Medal, the captivating and darkly-comic novel Just in Case is a thrilling coming-of-age story - described by The Times as a modern The Catcher in the Rye - from the bestselling author of How I Live Now Meg Rosoff.
Every minute of every day, a million things happen . . .
The day David Case saves his brother's life, his whole world changes. Suddenly, every moment is fizzing with what-if's, and it's up to David to outwit fate. Or try to. He changes his name and the way he looks. He leaves home and finds himself caught up in a series of strange and extraordinary adventures. He even falls in love.
But is David really in control of his life? And if he isn't - who is?
'Unusual and engrossing' - Independent
'Outstanding' - The Times
'Intelligent, ironic and darkly funny' - Sunday Times
Bestselling author Meg Rosoff has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her first novel How I Live Now (winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize). Her other novels, The Bride's Farewell and What I Was, which was described by The Times as 'Samuel Beckett on ecstasy', are also available from Puffin. Follow Meg on Twitter @megrosoff.
ISBN: | 9780141318066 |
Publication date: | 7th June 2007 |
Author: | Meg Rosoff |
Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 244 pages |
Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |