I understand her parents divorce was hard on her, but it doesn't excuse how shallow, bratty and just plain nasty she is. Not only that, but she is a horrible character that was never really redeemed for me. If I didn't know his age, I would never guess he was supposed to be a teenage boy!Īshley is the one who calls Stewart "Spewart" - the kind of thing I recall kids doing at about five or six, yet she is supposed to be fourteen. Stewart thinks like a child of about seven years old. Stewart's dad is marrying Ashley's mom and both of them have to deal with the new family, as well as dealing with the loss of Stewart's mom to cancer and Ashley's dad's "coming out".īoth of these characters feel so much younger than they are supposed to be. The book is told from two POVs - Stewart (13) and Ashley (14). I think it's meant to be YA because of it's content, but the simple language and young-feeling humour have made many people shelve this as middle grade/childrens, including me. There are some adult/older teen themes that feel at odds with the young, silly narrative. The blurb on the hardcover copy promises a book that is "hilarious" but it is an incredibly immature humour (like calling Stewart "Spewart") that I'm fairly sure most people won't find funny.Īnd, on top of that, it's very hard to sell this book to anyone. We Are All Made of Molecules is a quick read with some interesting themes: bringing families together, grief and loss, Dads "coming out" and children having to deal with that.īut, sadly, it never quite lives up to its interesting premise.
She is delighted to have finally figure out how to "claim" her author profile on Goodreads! She lives in Vancouver with her family and two naughty cats. Susin’s new novel, We Are All Made of Molecules, will be published in Canada, the US and the UK in Spring of 2015. Her books have been translated into multiple languages. Author Wally Lamb named it his top YA pick for 2012 in his “First Annual Wally Awards,” and recently Rolling Stone magazine put it at #27 in their list of “Top 40 Best YA Novels.”
It went on to win the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, the Canadian Library Association’s Children’s Book of the Year Award, and a number of Young Readers’ Choice Awards. Her third novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. It won multiple Young Readers’ Choice Awards, as did her second novel, Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom. Her first young adult novel, Word Nerd, was published in 2008 to critical acclaim. Since then, Nielsen has written for over 20 Canadian TV series. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit TV show. They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Susin got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High.
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