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Optimists Die First

Susin Nielsen
Optimists Die First Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780553496925

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Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen Pdf

Award-winning author Susin Nielsen has written a laugh-out-loud and heartrending novel for fans of Robyn Schneider’s Extraordinary Means and Cammie McGovern’s Say What You Will. Beware: Life ahead. Sixteen-year-old Petula de Wilde is anything but wild. A former crafting fiend with a happy life, Petula shut herself off from the world after a family tragedy. She sees danger in all the ordinary things, like crossing the street, a bug bite, or a germy handshake. She knows: life is out to get you. The worst part of her week is her comically lame mandatory art therapy class with a small group of fellow misfits. Then a new boy, Jacob, appears at school and in her therapy group. He seems so normal and confident, though he has a prosthetic arm; and soon he teams up with Petula on a hilarious project, gradually inspiring her to let go of some of her fears. But as the two grow closer, a hidden truth behind why he’s in the group threatens to derail them, unless Petula takes a huge risk. . . Praise: Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year “Nielsen writes with sensitivity, empathy, and humor.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Nielsen excels at depicting troubled, clever teenagers in familiar environments.” —School Library Journal, Starred “[An] empathic and deeply moving story, balanced by sharply funny narration and dialogue.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “A poignant exploration into the nuances of healing.” —Quill and Quire, Starred

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

Susin Nielsen
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781770493735

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The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen Pdf

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 come to terms with the horrible crime his brother has committed.

Word Nerd

Susin Nielsen
Word Nerd Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448188543

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Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen Pdf

Ambrose Bukowski is a twelve-year-old with a talent for mismatching his clothes, for saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time, and for words. In short, he’s a self-described nerd. Making friends is especially hard because he and his overprotective mother, Irene, have had to move so often. And when bullies at his latest school almost kill him by deliberately slipping a peanut into his sandwich to set off his allergy, it's his mother who has the extreme reaction. From now on, Ambrose has to be home-schooled. Then Ambrose strikes up an unlikely friendship with the landlord's son, Cosmo, an ex-con who's been in prison. They have nothing in common except for Scrabble. But a small deception grows out of control when Ambrose convinces a reluctant Cosmo to take him to a Scrabble club. Could this spell disaster for Ambrose?

We Are All Made of Molecules

Susin Nielsen
We Are All Made of Molecules Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Ember
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780553496895

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We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen Pdf

*"This savvy, insightful take on the modern family makes for nearly nonstop laughs."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Stewart, 13: Socially clueless genius. Ashley, 14: Popular with everyone but her teachers Ashley's and Stewart's worlds collide when Stewart and his dad move in with Ashley and her mom. The Brady Bunch it isn't. Stewart is trying to be 89.9 percent happy about it--he's always wanted a sister. But Ashley is 110 percent horrified. She already has to hide the real reason her dad moved out; “Spewart” could further threaten her position at the top of the social ladder. They're complete opposites, but they have one thing in common: they—like everyone else—are made of molecules. In this hilarious and deeply moving story, award-winning author Susin Nielsen has created two narrators who will steal your heart and make you laugh out loud. Praise NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Nominated for the George Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominated to the Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award Texas Lone Star Reading List "A laugh-out-loud story of two teens learning to adjust to unusual family life that neither expected...Everyone from teenagers to adults will enjoy this story of ups and downs, laughter and tears, and the healing power of love."--VOYA *"Drama, humour, poignancy, and suspense are rarely found in such perfect proportions..some truly funny writing...stellar, top notch stuff."—Quill & Quire, Starred What Other Authors Are Saying “Susin Nielsen is one of the best writers working today. In We Are All Made of Molecules, her astonishing ability to combine insight, tenderness, poignancy, and uproarious humor is in full flower. Susin Nielsen is a genius, and kids and adults alike will adore this book.” —Susan Juby, author of The Truth Commission “What a skilled, gifted writer Susin is!…There’s so much to love about this story . . . but what grabbed me the most is the humor.” —Christopher Paul Curtis, Newbery Medal–winning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

Tremendous Things

Susin Nielsen
Tremendous Things Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Andersen Press Limited
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781787612129

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Tremendous Things by Susin Nielsen Pdf

Wilbur is sure he’s a loser: he spends his life being bullied, his best friend is 85 years old, and his only talent is playing the triangle in the school band. But things start to look up when he gets the chance to be part of the French exchange. Wilbur’s billet Charlie arrives to spend the week with him and his two moms . . . and it turns out that Charlie is a girl. An amazing, sophisticated, French girl who Wilbur instantly falls in love with. Keen to win her heart, Wilbur agrees to a total life makeover before he sees Charlie again on the return trip to Paris. But the course of true amour never did run smooth . . .

Seraphina

Rachel Hartman
Seraphina Book PDF

Author : Rachel Hartman
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385668408

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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Pdf

A new vision of knights, dragons, and the fair maiden caught in between . . . Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high. Seraphina has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered. While a sinister plot to destroy the peace is uncovered, Seraphina struggles to protect the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance will make a magical, indelible impression on its readers.

Dear George Clooney

Susin Nielsen
Dear George Clooney Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781770492950

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Dear George Clooney by Susin Nielsen Pdf

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, Violet's mother for a trophy wife, a blonde actress named Jennica. Violet's younger sister reacts by bed-wetting, and her mother ping-pongs from one loser to another, searching for love. As for Violet, she gets angry in ways that are by turns infuriating, shocking, and hilarious. When her mother takes up with the unfortunately named Dudley Wiener, Violet and her friend Phoebe decide that they need to take control. If Violet's mom can't pick a decent man herself, they will help her snag George Clooney. In Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom, Susin Nielsen has created a truly original protagonist in Violet and a brilliant new novel that will delight readers into rooting for her, even when she's at her worst.

My Messed-Up Life

Susin Nielsen
My Messed Up Life Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Children of divorced parents
ISBN : 1783445521

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My Messed-Up Life by Susin Nielsen Pdf

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. To Violet, it's like he's traded his old life for a better one - complete with new and improved children. To make matters worse, her mom has taken up with a dorky new man called Dudley Wiener. Violet decides to take control. She needs a new stepfather who is perfect, charming and will show Dad what he's missing- she needs George Clooney, Hollywood superstar.

Optimists Die First

Susin Nielsen
Optimists Die First Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781770497849

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Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen Pdf

This touching, hilarious tragi-comedy by award-winning author Susin Nielsen proves: Life is out to get you. But so is love. A quirky alternative to the "sick lit" genre for YA readers. Petula's funny, and a crafting genius, but no social star at high school, and it doesn't help that she's isolated herself after her adored toddler sister died. Petula feels responsible for this death, though her parents say it was a tragic accident. No one's fault. Now, Petula sees danger everywhere: every activity and every bite of food could kill you. Then a new boy, Jacob, joins Petula's group in the school's lame art therapy program; he has a prosthetic arm and darkness behind his sunny surface. Petula and Jacob become friends, then, something more. But a secret behind why he's in the group could derail them. A heartbreaking yet humorous first YA from award-winning author Susin Nielsen, Optimists Die First continues Susin's tradition of creating memorable characters and genre-bending narratives.

No Fixed Address

Susin Nielsen
No Fixed Address Book PDF

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781787611481

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No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen Pdf

Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil Horatio, and is brilliant at memorising facts and trivia. So far, pretty normal. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises it’s only for a while until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word about it. So when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide the fact that most of his clothes are in storage, he only showers weekly at the community centre, and that he doesn’t have enough to eat. When his friends Dylan and Winnie ask to visit, Felix always has an excuse. But Felix has a plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show Who, What, Where, When and win the cash prize. All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brain power . . . Susin Nielsen deftly combines humour, heartbreak, and hope in this moving story about people who slip through the cracks in society, and about the power of friendship and community to make all the difference.

The Optimist

Sophie Kipner
The Optimist Book PDF

Author : Sophie Kipner
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783523634

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The Optimist by Sophie Kipner Pdf

Meet Tabitha Gray, a delusional girl from Topanga, California, who redefines what it means to be a truly hopeless romantic. Tabby suffers from an aggressive strain of cock-eyed optimism – no amount of failure, embarrassment or humiliation can dent her fierce belief that real, true, lasting love is just around the corner. Where most people think, fantasise and dream, Tabby says, feels and does. Whether waiting in her lingerie for Harrison Ford to open the door of his hotel room; following Al Pacino around a Russian bathhouse; seeking passion with a blind man on the advice of a wise old woman with dementia; or sending intimate photos to a random sexter, Tabby refuses to be crushed by her many misadventures. In this warmly witty novel, Sophie Kipner takes a satirical look at the extremity of romantic desperation, and pays tribute to the deep human need to keep on heroically searching for love despite our many absurdities.

Get Well Soon

Julie Halpern
Get Well Soon Book PDF

Author : Julie Halpern
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781466825956

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Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern Pdf

Anna Bloom is depressed -- so depressed that her parents have committed her to a mental hospital with a bunch of other messed-up teens. Here she meets a roommate with a secret (and a plastic baby), a doctor who focuses way too much on her weight, and a cute, shy boy who just might like her. But wait! Being trapped in a loony bin isn't supposed to be about making friends, losing weight, and having a crush, is it? Get Well Soon, Julie Halpern's fiction debut, finds humor in the unlikeliest of places, and presents a character whose voice -- and heart -- will resonate with all of us who have ever felt just a little bit crazy.

The Square Root of Summer

Harriet Reuter Hapgood
The Square Root of Summer Book PDF

Author : Harriet Reuter Hapgood
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781626723740

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The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood Pdf

A stunning debut novel the New York Times calls a "delectable romance"! Gottie's heart has been broken three times. One, when her best friend moved away without saying goodbye. Two, when her beloved grandfather died. Three, when her first love wouldn't even hold her hand at the funeral. As Gottie spirals deeper into grief, her past literally comes back to haunt her when she is inexplicably sent back in time to good memories and bad, revisiting afternoons of kisses and days she wanted to forget forever. This summer, Gottie's past, present, and future are about to collide—and she's the only one who can figure out why. The Square Root of Summer is an exponentially enthralling story about love and loss, from debut YA voice, Harriet Reuter Hapgood.

The Optimist's Daughter

Eudora Welty
The Optimist s Daughter Book PDF

Author : Eudora Welty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Families
ISBN : OCLC:1054956680

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The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty Pdf

Laurel Hand is forced to face her Southern past when she returns to Mississippi for her father's funeral.

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B

Teresa Toten
The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B Book PDF

Author : Teresa Toten
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385678353

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The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten Pdf

Two-time Governor General's Award nominee Teresa Toten is back with a compulsively readable new book for teens! When Adam meets Robyn at a support group for kids coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is drawn to her almost before he can take a breath. He's determined to protect and defend her--to play Batman to her Robyn--whatever the cost. But when you're fourteen and the everyday problems of dealing with divorced parents and step-siblings are supplemented by the challenges of OCD, it's hard to imagine yourself falling in love. How can you have a "normal" relationship when your life is so fraught with problems? And that's not even to mention the small matter of those threatening letters Adam's mother has started to receive . . . Teresa Toten sets some tough and topical issues against the backdrop of a traditional whodunit in this engaging new novel that readers will find hard to put down.