Name Susin Nielsen Role Author | TV shows Robson Arms | |
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Awards Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Children's or Youth's Program or Series Books The Reluctant Journal of, Dear George Clooney, We Are All Made of Molecules, The Magic Beads, Hank and Fergus Similar People Mark McKinney, Gabrielle Miller, Gary Harvey, David Richmond‑Peck, Leslie Nielsen | ||
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Susin Nielsen is a Canadian author for children and young adults. She received a Governor General's Award and the 2013 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for her young adult novel The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen, which deals with the aftermath of a school shooting.
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- Author susin nielsen reads from word nerd
- Career
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Author susin nielsen reads from word nerd
Career
Susin Nielsen began her writing career with the Degrassi franchise, writing scripts for the television shows as well as books for the series. Susin also played the Janitor in Degrassi Junior High. Following her work with Degrassi, Nielsen wrote for many other television series such as Heartland, What about Mimi?, and Braceface. While working on these shows she produced three children's picture books: Hank and Fergus, Mormor Moves In, and The Magic Beads.
Her first independent novel, Word Nerd, deals with bullying, a theme she returns to in The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen. Her books often describe the effect of broken families on children.
Nielsen's 2015 book, We Are All Made of Molecules, about two step siblings trying to form a bond with each other, was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award.
Nielsen's books have been translated into Dutch, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German.
Awards
For Word Nerd
2010 Ontario Library Association's Red Maple Award for FictionFor The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
Canadian Council for the Arts Governor General's Literature Awards Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award 2013 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award 2013