- Young adult fiction, Brothers, Fiction, Fate and fatalism
Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him.And he's right.After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom.
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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Meg Rosoff
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books, Wendy Lamb Books, Hachette Jeunesse
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9780452289376
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American children's author based in London. Winner of the Astrid Lindgren Prize.
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