we are all made of molecules by susin nielsen

The blurb on the hardcover copy promises a book that is 'hilarious' but it is an incredibly immature humour (like calling Stewart 'Spewart') that I'm fairly sure most people won't find funny.Īnd, on top of that, it's very hard to sell this book to anyone. We Are All Made of Molecules is a quick read with some interesting themes: bringing families together, grief and loss, Dads 'coming out' and children having to deal with that.īut, sadly, it never quite lives up to its interesting premise. She is delighted to have finally figure out how to 'claim' her author profile on Goodreads! She lives in Vancouver with her family and two naughty cats.

Susin’s new novel, We Are All Made of Molecules, will be published in Canada, the US and the UK in Spring of 2015. Her books have been translated into multiple languages. Author Wally Lamb named it his top YA pick for 2012 in his “First Annual Wally Awards,” and recently Rolling Stone magazine put it at #27 in their list of “Top 40 Best YA Novels.”

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 Readers’ Choice Awards. Her third novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. It won multiple Young Readers’ Choice Awards, as did her second novel, Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom. Her first young adult novel, Word Nerd, was published in 2008 to critical acclaim. Since then, Nielsen has written for over 20 Canadian TV series. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit TV show.

They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Susin got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High.

We are all made of molecules by susin nielsen