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{{Infobox Novel series
| name = Just!
| books = [[Just Tricking!]]<br/>[[Just Annoying!]]<br/>[[Just Stupid!]]<br/>[[Just Crazy!]]<br/>[[Just Three for Free!]]<br/>[[Just Disgusting!]]<br/>[[Just Shocking!]]<br/>[[Just Macbeth!]]<br/>[[Just Doomed!]]
| author = [[Andy Griffiths (author)|Andy Griffiths]]
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'''Just!''' is a series of [[short story]] collections by Australian [[children's author]] [[Andy Griffiths (author)|Andy Griffiths]], illustrated by [[Terry Denton]]. The book series is based on Andy Griffiths's early life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/faq/|title=FAQ|date=8 August 2015 }}</ref> The series has been described as a portrayal of the antics of a pre-teen who "thinks outside the box", and is a "notorious mischiefmaker" who plans various pranks and schemes to dodge doing a chore or going to school, among other things.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries |title=Andy Griffiths' Just Series}}</ref> There have been nine books in the series, with the first book, ''[[Just Tricking!]]'', being released in Australia in 1997. It was later released in North America under the alternative title ''Just Kidding''. The Canadian [[animated series]] ''[[What's with Andy?]]'', which ran on [[Teletoon]] from 2001 to 2007, was also loosely based on this book series.
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Griffiths’ books are also described as being “transitional material for children between 7 and 10 years old”, particularly due to his use of “child-safe humour” through the recurrence of fart jokes and silly puns, and fewer illustrations than many children’s books.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JzUqAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Just%21%22+andy+griffiths&pg=PA23 |title=Park City Daily News |publisher=Park City Daily News |language=en}}</ref>
[[Shaun Tan]]
Mark Macleod notes that much of the stories in ''Just Tricking'' deal with the day-to-day lives of the target audience, school-aged children, such as avoiding going to school, and the subsequent battle between parent and child and ultimately, who wins in such a scenario.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Yumpu.com |title=Negotiating Childhoods - Inter-Disciplinary.Net |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/6119328/negotiating-childhoods-inter-disciplinarynet |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=yumpu.com |language=en}}</ref>
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This book contains three stories: Playing Dead, In The Shower With Andy, and Runaway Pram.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Just Three for Free |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/70032408-just-three-for-free |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref>
=== ''[[Just Disgusting!]]'' ===
Released: 2002
The test for this book asks if readers pick their nose, wear the same undies two days in a row and wee in swimming pools, among other disgusting things.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/just-disgusting--andy-griffiths/book/9780330363686.html |title=Just Disgusting!}}</ref>
=== ''[[Just Shocking!]]'' ===
Released: 2007
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