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{{Short description|2006 young adult novel by Meg Rosoff}}
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{{Infobox book | <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books]] -->
| name = Just in Case
| name = Just in Case
| image = [[File:Just in Case cover.jpg|200px]]
| image = Just in Case cover.jpg
| caption = Front cover of first edition
| image_caption = First edition cover
| author = [[Meg Rosoff]]
| author = [[Meg Rosoff]]
| illustrator =
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| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| genre = [[Young adult literature|Young adult]]
| genre = [[Young-adult novel]], [[magic realism]]
| publisher = [[Puffin Books]]
| publisher = [[Penguin Books]]
| pub_date = August 3, 2006
| pub_date = 3 August 2006
| pages = 240 pp
| pages = 231 pp (first edition) <!--WorldCat-->
| isbn = 978-0141380780
| isbn = 978-0-14-138078-0
| oclc= 68770209
| oclc = 224849493
| congress = PZ7.R719563 Jus 2006<ref name=LCC>
[http://lccn.loc.gov/2006002023 "Just in case"] (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-09-10.</ref>
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'''''Just in Case''''' is a [[young adult literature|young adult]] [[novel]] by [[Meg Rosoff]], first published in 2006. The plot focuses on the adolescent protagonist David Case, who spends the majority of the book attempting to avoid fate. It received generally positive reviews.
'''''Just in Case''''' is a [[young-adult novel]] by [[Meg Rosoff]] published by Penguin in 2006. Its [[adolescent]] [[protagonist]] David Case spends the majority of the book attempting to avoid [[fate]]. Rosoff won the annual [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]], recognising the year's best children's book published in the U.K.<ref name=medal2007/> In a press release announcing the award, the librarians called it "a story about death, depression, sex, choice and survival."<ref name=prdir2007/>


It won the [[Carnegie Medal in Literature|Carnegie Medal]],<ref>[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/ The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards]</ref> and Germany's [[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis|Jugendliteraturpreis]], as well as being shortlisted for the [[Booktrust Teenage Prize]] <ref>[http://www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes%20and%20awards/Booktrust-Teenage-Prize Booktrust Teenage Prize]</ref> and the Costa award. Just in Case received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.<ref>{{cite web|author=American Library Association|date=2007|title=2007 Best Books for Young Adults|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm|accessdate=2011-02-03}}</ref>
''Just in Case'' also won the German [[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis|Jugendliteraturpreis]] and made the shortlists for the [[Booktrust Teenage Prize]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213032526/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes%20and%20awards/Booktrust-Teenage-Prize Booktrust Teenage Prize]. {{dead link |date=September 2012}}</ref> and the [[2006 Costa Book Awards]].

[[Random House]] (Wendy Lamb Books) published the first U.S. edition, also in 2006.<ref name=LCC/>


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
Fifteen-year-old David Case rescues his younger brother from nearly falling out of an open window. Scared by the experience, David starts to see danger everywhere, believes that Fate is stalking him, and so decides to change his entire identity. He alters his name to Justin, adopts a new wardrobe, seeks out new friends, acquires an invisible dog, all in the hope of avoiding Fate. His new moody, self-absorbed persona attracts attention, not all of it good, and Fate is not fooled at all.
The book is set in [[Luton]], [[Bedfordshire]]<ref>[http://www.megrosoff.co.uk/books/just-in-case/ "Just in Case"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420103238/http://www.megrosoff.co.uk/books/just-in-case/ |date=2016-04-20 }}. Discussion with fans. Meg Rosoff.</ref> where fifteen-year-old David Case saves his younger brother from falling out of an open window. Scared by the experience, he starts to see danger everywhere, believes that Fate is stalking him, and decides to change his identity in order to escape his destiny. He changes his name to Justin, adopts a new wardrobe, seeks out new friends, acquires an imaginary dog, all in the hope of avoiding Fate. His new, moody, self-absorbed persona attracts attention, not all of it good, and Fate is not fooled at all.

The title and David's adopted name Justin Case refer to his preparation [[phobia]].

== Translations ==

* {{Langx|fr|Si jamais...|lit=If Ever...}}. Translated by Luc Rigoureau. Vanves: Hachette. 2007. {{ISBN|9782012013537}}.
* {{Langx|nl|Het toevallige leven van Justin Case|lit=The Accidental Life of Justin Case}}. Translated by Jenny de Jonge. Amsterdam: Pimento. 2008. {{ISBN|9789049921668}}.
* {{Langx|sv|Justin Case}}. Translated by Helena Ridelberg. Stockholm: Brombergs Bokförlag. 2008. {{ISBN|9789173370240}}.
* {{Langx|it|Justin}}. Translated by Alessia Donin. Rome: Fanucci. 2010. {{ISBN|9788834716595}}.
* {{Langx|hu|Just in Case: Sorsbújócska|lit=Just in Case: Hide and Seek}}. Translated by Zoltán Pék. Budapest: Európa. 2014. {{ISBN|9789630797085}}.
* {{Langx|pt|Se alguma vez...|lit=If Sometime...}}. Translated by Fabiana Colasanti. Rio de Janeiro: Galera Record. 2014. {{ISBN|9788501087348}}.

==See also==
{{Portal bar |Children's literature}} <!-- delete "bar" when there are about two ordinary See also -->


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=medal2007>
[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/archive-title.php?id=121 Carnegie Winner 2007]. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. [[CILIP]]. Retrieved 2018-02-28.</ref>
<ref name=prdir2007>[http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/index.php?year=2007Awards "Releases for 2007 Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106071752/http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/index.php?year=2007Awards |date=2013-01-06 }}. Press Desk. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-09-10.</ref><!-- not yet utilized -->
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Latest revision as of 09:52, 2 November 2024

Just in Case
Front cover of first edition
AuthorMeg Rosoff
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung-adult novel, magic realism
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
3 August 2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages231 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-0-14-138078-0
OCLC224849493
LC ClassPZ7.R719563 Jus 2006[1]

Just in Case is a young-adult novel by Meg Rosoff published by Penguin in 2006. Its adolescent protagonist David Case spends the majority of the book attempting to avoid fate. Rosoff won the annual Carnegie Medal, recognising the year's best children's book published in the U.K.[2] In a press release announcing the award, the librarians called it "a story about death, depression, sex, choice and survival."[3]

Just in Case also won the German Jugendliteraturpreis and made the shortlists for the Booktrust Teenage Prize[4] and the 2006 Costa Book Awards.

Random House (Wendy Lamb Books) published the first U.S. edition, also in 2006.[1]

Plot summary

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The book is set in Luton, Bedfordshire[5] where fifteen-year-old David Case saves his younger brother from falling out of an open window. Scared by the experience, he starts to see danger everywhere, believes that Fate is stalking him, and decides to change his identity in order to escape his destiny. He changes his name to Justin, adopts a new wardrobe, seeks out new friends, acquires an imaginary dog, all in the hope of avoiding Fate. His new, moody, self-absorbed persona attracts attention, not all of it good, and Fate is not fooled at all.

The title and David's adopted name Justin Case refer to his preparation phobia.

Translations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Just in case" (first U.S. edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. ^ Carnegie Winner 2007. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. ^ "Releases for 2007 Awards" Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Press Desk. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  4. ^ Booktrust Teenage Prize. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Just in Case" Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Discussion with fans. Meg Rosoff.
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