We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen
*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
NCS-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
Gemini Award-winner Susin Nielsen got her start feeding cast and crew muffins and bologna sandwiches on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High. They hated her food (a fact that's memorialized forever in a poem the cast wrote: An ode to Susin, the Bran Muffin Queen, we eat them, we die, then we turn green). Luckily for Susin, they saw a spark in a spec script she wrote. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit television show, and four of the books in the Degrassi book series. Since then, Nielsen, who has received two Canadian Screenwriter awards, has written and story-edited many TV series, including Ready or Not, Madison, The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, Edgemont, and two animated series, What About Mimi and Braceface. She co-created the pre-school series Franny's Feet, and is the co-creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed series Robson Arms. She also adapted author Susan Juby's book, Alice, I Think, into a TV series. Nielsen has also published three children's books: Hank and Fergus, winner of the Mr. Christie's Silver Medal Award, Mormor Moves In, and The Magic Beads. She lives in Vancouver with her husband, Goran, son, Oskar, and cat, Sam.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553496864 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553496867 |
| Title | We Are All Made of Molecules |
| Author | Susin Nielsen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Wendy Lamb Books |
| Year published | 2015-05-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Governor General's Literary Awards, Texas Lone Star Reading List |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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