Just In Case Av Meg Rosoff

<p>Winner of the 2007 Carnegie Medal, the captivating and darkly-comic novel <i>Just in Case</i> is a thrilling coming-of-age story - described by <i>The Times</i> as a modern <i>The Catcher in the Rye</i> - from the bestselling author of <i>How I Live Now</i> Meg Rosoff. <br><br><b>Every minute of every day, a million things happen . . . </b><br><br>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.<br><br>But is David really in control of his life? And if he isn''t - who is?<br><br>''Unusual and engrossing'' - <i>Independent</i><br><br>''Outstanding'' - <i>The Times</i><br><br>''Intelligent, ironic and darkly funny'' - <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>Bestselling author Meg Rosoff has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her first novel <i>How I Live Now</i> (winner of the <i>Guardian</i> Children''s Fiction Prize). Her other novels, <i>The Bride''s Farewell</i> and <i>What I Was</i>, which was described by <i>The Times</i> as ''Samuel Beckett on ecstasy'', are also available from Puffin. Follow Meg on Twitter @megrosoff.</p>