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>