Looking for JJ (20th Anniversary Edition) Award-winning author by Anne Cassidy (author)

“brave and intelligent”BookTrustBOOKTRUST TEENAGE PRIZE 2005 WINNERSHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL & WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD 2005A book as blisteringly relevant as it was when published 20 years ago.Three children walked away from the edge of town one day – but only two of them came back . . . JJ was charged and convicted of murder. Six years later, she has now been released, and has a new identity. But is there any way that she can lead a “normal” life? 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.

• for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, We Were Liars & Inventing Anna
• a book to be read time and again
• a unique perspective which explores issues of morality and whether offenders of heinous crimes be forgiven

More praise for Looking for JJ“Compelling, thought-provoking” Kirkus “Asking more questions than it answers, this is a brilliant and disturbing piece of writing, that looks beyond the headlines and forces the reader to confront and question some of their own attitudes to contemporary issues.” BookTrust