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Susin Nielsen

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Susin got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High. They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit TV show. Since then, Nielsen has written for over 20 Canadian TV series. Her first young adult novel, Word Nerd, was published in 2008 to critical acclaim. It won multiple Young Readers’ Choice Awards, as did her second novel, Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom. Her third novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen, was published in August 2012. It went on to win the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, the Canadian Library Association’s Children’s Book of the Year Award, and a number of Young ...more

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	We Are All Made of Molecules 3.82 avg rating — 16,644 ratings — published 2015 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Fixed Address 4.21 avg rating — 5,909 ratings — published 2018 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Optimists Die First 3.73 avg rating — 6,172 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Word Nerd 3.94 avg rating — 3,440 ratings — published 2008 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen 4.15 avg rating — 3,026 ratings — published 2012 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom 3.88 avg rating — 2,176 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snap 4.15 avg rating — 1,965 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tremendous Things 4.12 avg rating — 1,125 ratings — published 2021 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Princess Puffybottom . . . and Darryl by Susin Nielsen (Goodreads Author), Olivia Chin Mueller (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 803 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Cats Welcome by Susin Nielsen (Goodreads Author), Vivian Mineker (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 275 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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We Are Not Ourselves

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“...studies show that in general, optimists die ten years earlier than pessimists."
"I find that hard to believe"
"Of course you do, you're an optimist. You have a misguided belief that things will go your way. You don't see the dangers till it's too late. Pessimists are more realistic.
"That seems like a sad way to govern your life."
"It's a safe way to govern your life.”
― Susin Nielsen, Optimists Die First

tags: life, optimism, optimist, pessimism, pessimist-quotes, precariousness

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“I don't think it's gross. I think it's kind of beautiful. Everything, and everyone, is interconnected.”
― Susin Nielsen, We Are All Made of Molecules

tags: inspirational, science

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“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
― Susin Nielsen, We Are All Made of Molecules

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Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl (write-in)

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New Kid by Jerry Craft

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Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee

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One Year at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks

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No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen

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Small Spaces by Katherine Arden

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The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry

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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson

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The Epic Documentary of a Not-Yet-Epic Kid by Robin Mellom

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