Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Published by Puffin

When his baby brother almost falls out of a window and dies, David Case realises dramatically that life hangs in the balance, and that he is doomed. He needs a new identity, and fast, to escape from what fate has in store for him, which will almost certainly include disaster. Changing his name, and with the help of his older girlfriend, Agnes, he creates both a new image and a new look for himself; he desperately hopes that this will help him to take control of his life and circumstances. Is the new Justin doomed as well, or will it turn out that he is actually one very lucky guy?

This book is written very much with older teenagers in mind, and is both thought-provoking and funny.

Carnegie Winner 2007