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Susin Nielsen
Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil Horatio, and is brilliant at memorising facts and trivia. So when Felix starts at a new school, he…
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Branded by a middle school humiliation, fourteen-year-old Wilbur needs help from friends Alex, Fabrizio, and elderly neighbor Sal to impress Charlie, a French girl whose school band is doing an…
Violet is not impressed with her TV director dad: he’s decided to abandon his family in Vancouver to start over with a new younger wife in LA. She needs a…
Ever since tragedy struck her family, Petula has learned to see danger everywhere - whether it’s crossing the road or eating a poached egg. At first Petula is repelled by…
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Twelve-year-old Ambrose forms an unlikely friendship with his landlord’s son, based on their love for Scrabble.
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Violet’s TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in Los Angeles, their run-down house for a sleek ranch-style home complete with a pool, and, worst of all…
Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Book, in 2015 –Title page verso.
Twelve-year-old Felix’s appearance on a television game show reveals that he and his mother have been homeless for a while, but also restores some of his faith in other people.
His mum has died and he misses her all the more now he and Dad have moved in with Ashley and her mum.Stewart can’t quite fit in at his new…
When Petula de Wilde, who is anything but wild, meets Jacob in their school’s dorky art therapy program, his friendship (and something more) helps her overcome intense fears since her…
Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Seven-year-old Lillian and her mother have left Lillian’s abusive father and moved into a family shelter, leaving behind all of their possessions. Every day that Lillian becomes anxious about what…
Leonard’s loneliness comes to an end when he meets a new cat and they spend their days exploring the city together.
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What’s a pampered cat to do now that she has to compete for attention with an ill-mannered puppy? With adorable illustrations from Mueller, award-winning author Nielsen delights in this laugh-a-minute…
Darker than her previous novels, Susin peoples this novel about the ultimate cost of bullying with a cast of fabulous characters, dark humour, and a lovable, difficult protagonist struggling to…
Thirteen-year-old wrestling fanatic Henry used to have a normal life. He lives off a diet of pizza, whilst hiding from the comically overbearing neighbours and avoiding being an obvious target…
