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 fr. Looking for jj by anne cassidy was first published in 2004. Jennifer jones had a job, a boyfriend and a place at. San francisco has a dark, atmospheric look like a gritty city in a film noir thriller. Not only does the author give details about what happened but she lays the framework as to possible causes of why it happened because that is just as important. Anne cassidy s new book, looking for jj, will keep your interest until the very end. Book clip finding jennifer jones anne cassidy youtube.
Looking for jj is a young adult novel by british author anne cassidy, first published in 2004. Sports and play, kingdom books, blackrock, oct 1, 2003, 64 pages looking for jj anne cassidy goldeneyes, delia latham, mar 1, 2008, fiction, 268 pages. I actually found myself feeling sorry for jennifer, the girl who committed the crime, wishing it hadnt happened to her. Ten years ago i wrote a book about a tenyearold girl who killed her friend.
Anne cassidy, looking for jj was a very easy book to. Looking for jj anne cassidy book download readbook. She began writing in 1989 and published her first book big girls shoes in 1991. Looking for jj explores the story of a child who commits murder. The murder notebooks are a series of books about two teenagers, rose smith and joshua johnson. She was always falling in love and having her heart broken. Dec 21, 20 a brief reading from the sequel to looking for jj. Looking for jj is a young adult thriller by anne cassidy about a british teen struggling to piece together her life despite a dark secret. Read looking for jj by anne cassidy available from rakuten kobo.
Anne cassidy born 1952 is a british writer best known for her crime fiction for young adults. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. The book is based on a womans early life as a child. Looking for jj book by anne cassidy online download for free. Her first book was published in 1991 and she has since published over twenty teen novels. 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. Cassidy has been described as ruth rendell for teenagers. Oh how i wish anne cassidy had written a more tension filled story.
Looking for jj by cassidy, anne, 1952publication date 2007 topics. Looking for jj by anne cassidy in lesbians with books. But for a book more than 10 years old, i felt like looking for jj felt very much important and relevant to the events today. We started to exchange the books that we liked and i lent him my hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins and he lent me this signed book.
She was an awkward teenager who spent the swinging sixties stuck in a convent school trying, dismally, to learn latin. In anne cassidys novel, and in the play, jj knows she has done a terrible thing and. Looking for jj, 2007, 319 pages, anne cassidy, 0152061908. Epub looking jj anne cassidy best online references click here to download looking jj anne cassidy. For three years they lived together as a family with roses mother and joshuas father. The longawaited sequel to the critically acclaimed looking for jj kate rickman seems just like any. Sa alice tully seems to be a normal 17yearold girl getting ready for university, working at a summer job, enjoying her first real boyfriend and living comfortably with an older friend. Mar 30, 2011 looking for jj by anne cassidy i discovered that my friend from church, jayvee, also loves reading books and were like talking about the books weve read and liked after the church service. She worked in a bank for five years and then worked for several years as a teacher. Anne cassidys new book, looking for jj, will keep your interest until the very end. Rose and joshua, 12 and 14 at the time are shocked and traumatised by this. Pdf looking for jj download full pdf book download. Jun 25, 2004 looking for jj by anne cassidy 304pp, scholastic press. Looking for jj by anne cassidy 304pp, scholastic press.
Looking for jj education pack by helen cadbury issuu. When she was ten, alice did something so wicked that the whole world would hate her if they knew. Guilt, innocence, and the possibility of change throughout the novel, alice wrestles with complicated questions about guilt, innocence, and the possibility of change. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jennifer jones had a job, a boyfriend and a place at university to look forward to. One night their parents go out for a meal and never return. Sep 14, 2017 download looking jj anne cassidy user manuals online right now by subsequent to partner below.
Having committed murder as a 10yearoldgirl, alice is branded as a killer and sent to a correctional facility for six years. British novelist cassidys wellcrafted tale of crime and punishment delves into the mind of a. She was a teacher for twenty years before becoming a fulltime writer. Anne cassidy specialises in crime stories and thrillers for. It uncovers her life and gives clues to a murder as it goes along. It was thoughtprovoking and gripping and i felt like it had some very interesting things to say about the media and about guilt.
Anne cassidy has 88 books on goodreads with 32930 ratings. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Buy looking for jj by anne cassidy from waterstones today. Three children walked away from the cottages on the edge of town to. It is about a teenage girl who was convicted of murder as a child. Looking for jj focused on jennifer jones who had spent six years in an.
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. First published in 2004, the novel was shortlisted for the carnegie medal and the whitbread book award and won the booktrust teenage prize. Rose is sent to live with her grandmother in london and joshua is sent to. Looking for jj was shortlisted for bot the whitbread award and the carnegie medal and won the booktrust teenage book award in 2004. Affectionate, eager to please, loved by her boyfriend. Rights and responsibilities follow up discussion pshe citizenship it. Looking for jj focused on jennifer jones who had spent six years in an institution for this crime. She was released when she was seventeen and because of the notoriety of her offence she was given a new identity. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The novel was shortlisted for the carnegie medal and the whitbread book award and was the winner of the 2004 booktrust teenage prize. The outside world condemns her as a monster and argues that. Murder, emotional problems, juvenile fiction, fiction, emotional problems of teenagers, child abuse, identity, identity psychology. Looking for jj by anne cassidy, 97814078091, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
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