LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
From the author of Lovereading favourite We Are All Made of Molecules, this is another book that grips from the first chapter, a heart-breaking story that will nonetheless make readers laugh and leave them feeling better about the world. Henry’s life is changed for ever by ‘IT’, a terrible event that we learn about through the journal his psychologist encourages him to keep, and which describes, gradually and in surprising ways, how through new friendships and the Global Wrestling Foundation, he finds ways to cope. Nielsen writes about the heaviest subjects with the lightest of touches: here it’s suicide, bullying, breakdown but so subtly described, the balance between tragedy and humour so carefully managed, that this is a truly uplifting, even happy read.
Jessica’s Ghost by Andrew Norriss is also a subtle story of teenage suicide and equally heart-warming and bullying is handled as obliquely but revealingly in The Icarus Show by Sally Christie. ~ Andrea Reece
Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award.
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The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen Synopsis
Heartbreaking, surprising and laugh-out-loud funny, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen is about the things that remain after your life has fallen to pieces. From the author of the acclaimed We Are All Made of Molecules. Tragedy and comedy intertwine in this award-winning novel about a boy confronting his painful past.
Thirteen-year-old wrestling fanatic Henry used to have a normal life. Now, his therapist wants him to keep a journal so he can express his feelings about what happened. Henry has moved with his dad to a new city, where nobody knows their name. He lives off a diet of pizza, whilst hiding from the comically overbearing neighbours and avoiding being an obvious target for bullies at his new school. But then he meets Farley and Alberta, social misfits who refuse to let him be alone. And bit by bit, the past begins to come out.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781783443666 |
| Publication date: |
4th February 2016 |
| Author: |
Susin Nielsen |
| Publisher: |
Andersen Press Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
272 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Young Adult Fiction
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Susin Nielsen Press Reviews
'Both disarming and endearing. A realistic, poignant portrait of one teen who overcomes nearly unbearable feelings of grief and guilt.' Kirkus
'Nielsen's balance of humor and pathos is finely honed, making this a surprisingly breezy read for so heavy a topic' Daniel Kraus Booklist
'A fantastic narrator, authentic and endearing ... a memorable read for all the right reasons' Booktrust
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About Susin Nielsen
Susin Nielsen 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 many Canadian TV series. Nielsen's first two young adult novels, Word Nerd and Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom, received critical acclaim and multiple Young Readers' Choice Awards. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen won the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association's Children's Book of the Year and many Young Readers' Choice Awards. She lives in Vancouver with her family and two extremely destructive cats.
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