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Just In Case

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Winner of the 2007 CILIP Carnegie Medal and Winner of the Costa Children's book award.

A razor-sharp portrait of a teenage boy and his relationship with his image, his inner life and fate itself.  Shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie to be announced on 21 June, Just in Case was also shortlisted earlier this year for the Costa Children’s Book of the Year.  A faultless narrative that combined with an original storyline makes it incredibly special. (12+)

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A story that deals with anxiety, depression and coming of age that has real emotional resonance.  This is a distinctive and outstanding book written in an intelligent, yet spare style. There is an ‘edginess’ to the way the author writes;  the result is clever and bold.  The character of the teenage boy is conveyed in an interesting way and is not at all stereotypical.  This is a story of survival in the modern world that is utterly compelling.

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