num_pages: 192
description: 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 TimesBestselling 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.
language: English
title: Just in Case
titlecomplete: Just in Case
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, British Literature, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Young Adult Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy
ratings_count: 3827
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Costa Book Award
category: Children's Book, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Penguin UK