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Just In Case

Just In Case

by Meg Rosoff

Young adult fictionBrothersFictionFate and fatalismEngland in fiction
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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.From the Hardcover edition.

Themes & subjects

Young adult fictionBrothersFictionFate and fatalismEngland in fictionJuvenile fiction

Setting

EnglandAngleterre

About the author

Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff

16 Oct 1956

American children's author based in London. Winner of the Astrid Lindgren Prize.

Author

Meg Rosoff

Pages

256

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

10

Languages

English, French

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

ISBN

9789753902984

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