num_pages: 256
description: After his younger brother narrowly avoids a serious fall, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. He changes his name, assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love.Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him.And he's right.After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love with the seductive Agnes Day. With his imaginary dog Boy in tow, Justin struggles to fit into his new role and above all, to survive in a world where tragedy is around every corner. He's got to be prepared, just in case.
language: English
title: Just in Case
titlecomplete: Just in Case
genres: British Literature, Fantasy, Young Adult Contemporary, Teen, Contemporary, Young Adult, Romance, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
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: Wendy Lamb Books