Just in Case

Winner of the 2007 Carnegie Medal, the captivating and darkly-comic novel Just in Case is a thrilling coming-of-age story - described by The Times as a modern The Catcher in the Rye - from the bestselling author of How I Live Now Meg Rosoff.

Every minute of every day, a million things happen . . .

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.

But is David really in control of his life? And if he isn''t - who is?

''Unusual and engrossing'' - Independent

''Outstanding'' - The Times

''Intelligent, ironic and darkly funny'' - Sunday Times

Bestselling author Meg Rosoff has received great critical acclaim since the publication of her first novel How I Live Now (winner of the Guardian Children''s Fiction Prize). Her other novels, The Bride''s Farewell and What I Was, which was described by The Times as ''Samuel Beckett on ecstasy'', are also available from Puffin. Follow Meg on Twitter @megrosoff.