Looking for JJ
(25 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Scholastic
When a 10-year-old girl kills her best friend, she is convicted of manslaughter and locked away. Seven years later she is released on licence with a new identity.
In this brave and intelligent novel, Anne Cassidy explores a range of themes, questioning everything from the ethics of tabloid journalism to the outcome of ineffectual parenting. 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.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Lucy, Portsmouth, 09 June 2020
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From what I've seen, the book is quite interesting and it seems really cool and nice to look at, I gave it 4 stars because from what I've seen it's a really interesting book
D.P., London, 22 March 2020
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wow ive never readthisbook but seeingthe review made me rlly want to read it.....
LOLA, ENGLAND, 28 April 2019
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It's an awesome book.. It is a book that we can read daily.... We won't get bored reading this book. I love this book!! ☺☺
Priyanka, Hyderabad, 05 November 2016
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I would recommend this book any day, the suspense made this a book I could not put down, this is the best book I've read in a long time !
Cerys, London, 05 June 2016
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Awesome book
Potterhead7, New York, 05 December 2015
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Really enjoyed reading ur blog.
Smithg652, 20 October 2015
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didnt read it looks good
smileyface, hinsdale ny, 08 October 2015
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wow the book is amazing ...i cant put it down
Rea_Bae, rob louw, 26 July 2015
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I am currently setting up a book club and would like to know whether or not this book is suitable for pupils 11-14 to read? Please let me know what you think before i purchase it Thanks
Lucy, Cardiff, 15 May 2015
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I thought this book was only just below average, I mean, it seemed to think that the reader wasn't paying attention, repeating throughout the story: "She was JJ." "I'm looking for JJ.He explained. He had found her." It was like, keep hammering it in book, I'm sure my feeble mind will comprehend it soon enough. Nonetheless despite a few plot holes and closures it's... alright.
Generic Person, UK, 14 May 2015
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I love this book so much unable to keep it down even though i havent finished the half of the book...juzt love in it
Booklover, kerala, 07 May 2015
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Oh my goodness what a book! I love it, it was amazing. I'm french, I didin't understand english books but this book i understand quickly and it was amazing and i read the book in my computer i think i'm going to buy this book!!!!
Jennifer, jdsssssssssss, 01 April 2015
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Have not finished book yet, but in LOVE with it, Can NOT put it down!!!!!!!!
Maddie, Australia, 21 March 2015
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really good book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
yo mamma, 2976 usa, 03 February 2015
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I have not actually really read the book yet but I just finished reading the blurb and now I'm in love with this book! 🙊
Bubble Gum Lover, Birmingham, 25 January 2015
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Wow- this book is amazing! Read it in one sitting as well... 5/5 definitely!
pageturner, here, 29 November 2014
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I loved this book! It was really great!
qwerty, new jersey, 16 October 2014
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After i read the story i was soooooooo amazed!Awsome.........!
Shinjani Biswas, India Kolkata, 05 October 2014
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Excellent book loved every part of it.
booklover, bookworld, 10 July 2014
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Just started to read this book. I'm on chapter14 and I love it already can't wait to find out what happens and I definitely recommend it to everyone!!
Bookworm, Hampshire, 26 February 2014
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this was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gdjtgh, hlujm, 11 January 2014
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i loved this book sooooooooooo much i couldn't stop reading. i even cryed in some parts, and i loved finding out what happened!
ninaia, brighton, 08 March 2013
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I loved this book - it kept me reading without wanting to stop. I loved every single page of it!
Shangeeprincess, Ilford, 30 November 2012
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I think the book is a really entertaining and is a really interesting book to read, the way the writer writes the story is a moving experience for the young people <3 i loved reading it
Loran, Manchester, 29 May 2012
When I first started reading this book, it grabbed me straight away. I was drawn to it and couldn't stop reading it. I finished it quickly and now I'm onto the second book and I am already half way through it. If you like books that are crime or drama, this is the perfect book for you because it has both, and it leaves you wanting more.