Looking for jj had all the reasons for holding my breath, but the writing was so bland i just wanted to find out what happened and i found myself skimming over many boring sections. She began writing in 1989 and published her first book big girls shoes in 1991. Anne cassidy, looking for jj was a very easy book to. Six years later, jj has now been released, and has a new identity. Cassidy specializes in writing crime novels and thrillers for teens. This is the second book ive read recently that casts light on how murderers who are children fit into society after serving time for their crime. Dead and buried, book 4, anne cassidy, mar, 2014, juvenile fiction, 336 pages. Looking for jj was shortlisted for bot the whitbread award and the carnegie medal and won the booktrust teenage book award in 2004. Cassidy has been described as ruth rendell for teenagers. Looking for jj anne cassidy isbn 978 0 15 206190 6 harcourt, 2004 grade 8 and up realistic fiction crime jj hasnt existed since alice was released from prison, but when. Looking for jj download free pdf and ebook by anne cassidy.
British novelist cassidy s wellcrafted tale of crime and. The novel was shortlisted for the carnegie medal and the whitbread book award and was. Alice tully is 17, working in a coffee shop until she can go to university. This is a good novel, with an interesting and unique topic. Consequently, she has often been described as ruth rendell for teenagers, and includes rendell among her own favourite authors. Accidental friends by helena pielichaty book cover. She has published over twenty teen novels and is best known for the booktrust teenage book award winner looking for jj, which was also shortlisted for the whitbread award and the carnegie medal. Looking for jj by anne cassidy a gripping and emotionally searing novel from a talented author, looking for jj explores the circumstances and motives behind the murder of a child by her friend. Looking for jj focused on jennifer jones who had spent six years in an institution for this crime.
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Murder, emotional problems, juvenile fiction, fiction, emotional problems of teenagers, child abuse, identity, identity. Read looking for jj by anne cassidy available from rakuten kobo. Anne cassidy started writing 15 years ago and is a well known author of several novels for teens, including looking for jj, missing judy, talking to strangers, tough love, and birthday blues. The murder notebooks are a series of books about two teenagers, rose smith and joshua johnson.
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