New Releases by Susin Nielsen

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. 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.

Ambrose Bukowski, dodici anni, ha appena traslocato, per l''ennesima volta. Casa nuova, vita vecchia: sfigato per sua stessa serena ammissione, Ambrose è un disastro nel farsi degli amici. Ma ha anche lo sguardo acceso da un felice fatalismo, e dalla fiducia che tutto in qualche modo si aggiusterà. Peccato che il mondo giri sempre dalla parte sbagliata, e l''ottimismo inarrestabile di Ambrose debba fare i conti con le allergie alimentari, i bulli della scuola, ma soprattutto una mamma ultraprotettiva, preda di mille ansie (e di ogni contromisura, guinzaglio per bambini compreso). Per fortuna nell''universo di Ambrose gravitano gli Economopoulos, la pittoresca coppia greca che vive nell''appartamento sopra il suo, e il loro giovane figlio Cosmo, ex galeotto alle prese con una vita da ricostruire, proprio come Ambrose. Nessuno dei due ha fiducia in se stesso, nessuno dei due crede che riuscirà mai ad averne. Forse per questo allearsi per affrontare il mondo è la sola cosa da fare.

Als Stewart (13) und sein Vater aus ihrem kruschigen Häuschen samt Kater und Häkeldecke ins gestylte Designerheim von Ashley (14) und ihrer Mom ziehen, sind nicht alle gleich glücklich. Während Stewart doch nur eine gute Geschwisterbeziehung aufbauen will, geht Ashley der nerdige Patchworkbruder total auf den Keks. Denn womöglich könnte »Spewart« ihr peinlichstes Geheimnis ausplaudern: dass ihr Vater schwul ist und deshalb die Familie verlassen hat. Als Stewart mit unerschütterlich positivem Denken ein wenig nachhilft, damit Ashley und ihr heimlicher Schwarm Jared ein Paar werden, geraten die Geschwister in einen Strudel von Ereignissen, der sie einander näher bringt, als sie sich je hätten träumen lassen.

Quelque chose me dit que Cecil n''est pas la crème de la crème des psychologues. Déjà, il est gratuit. Son bureau est minuscule et encombré, avec des meubles bas de gamme, abîmés et tâchés. Et puis, on dirait qu''il n''a pas pu se payer de vêtements neufs depuis 1969. Nous n''avons pas encore parlé de ça. Il essaie de m''y amener l''air de rien. Il me pose parfois des questions orientées. Mais quand il le fait, je prends ma voix de robot pour lui répondre. "Je-ne-sais-pas. De-quoi-vous-parlez, espèce-d''humanoïde". Alors, il bat en retraite. Après le terrible drame qui a frappé Henry et sa famille, et les conséquences qui en ont découlé, l''adolescent a déménagé à Vancouver avec son père. Les voici en tête à tête, dans cette ville où ils ne connaissent personne. Tout est à reconstruire : même la mère de Henry, victime d''une grave dépression, est restée à Port Salish... Bien qu''il déteste franchement l''idée d''écrire dans un journal, comme le lui a conseillé son thérapeute, tout comme il se refuse à se faire de nouveaux amis, le garçon finit par s''ouvrir, malgré lui... Au fil des jours, il trouve même du plaisir à coucher ses pensées sur le papier à reconstituer, entre gravité et humour, entre souvenirs terribles et lueurs d''espoir, les événements qui ont marqué sa vie pourtoujours. Un roman lumineux et inoubliable qui place le lecteur en empathie avec un héros boulversant. Ce livre a reçu le Governor General''s Literary Award, le plus prestigieux prix canadien anglais pour les romans adolescents.

Da hat Violets Mutter doch tatsächlich schon mal mit George Clooney zusammengearbeitet, zwar nur, um ihm die Haare zu machen - aber immerhin. Doch auf die Idee, dass er der perfekte Stiefvater für Violet und ihre Schwester Rosie sein könnte, kommt sie nicht. Also muss Violet die Sache selbst in die Hand nehmen. Und beschließt den verhassten Besuch bei ihrem Vater und dessen neuer Frau in Hollywood für ein Treffen mit dem Filmstar zu nutzen. Für irgendwas muss es ja gut sein, dass ihr Vater gerade an einer neuen Fernsehserie arbeitet. Und so schwer wird es doch wohl nicht sein, in der berühmtesten Filmstadt der Welt auf einen Filmstar zu treffen.

Roman où l''on découvre les petites et grandes mésaventures d''Ambroise Bukowski, un jeune garçon atypique ayant pris le parti de l''autodérision pour survivre au rejet qu''il essuie régulièrement en raison de sa différence, voire son intelligence. Orphelin de père depuis sa naissance et ayant plusieurs fois déménagé pour suivre sa mère chargée de cours universitaire de ville en ville, Ambroise est bien décidé à changer la donne cette fois-ci et à se refaire une réputation. Or, en trafiquant un peu la réalité (il prétend être très riche et aller à l''école publique par choix), il s''attire de nouveau les moqueries des élèves, dont celles d''un groupe de garçons qui lui font avaler une arachide à son insu alors qu''il a "prétendu" y être dangereusement allergique. Accusant ces voyous d''avoir voulu tuer son fils (puisque son allergie est réelle), Irène retire Ambroise de l''école pour qu''il poursuive sa scolarité par correspondance depuis leur petit appartement situé au sous-sol de la maison d''un gentil couple grecque. Tout semble vouloir s''améliorer, malgré la solitude qui lui pèse, jusqu''à l''arrivée de Cosmo, le fils du propriétaire. Ce dernier, qui vient de terminer une peine de prison, effraie sans le vouloir ses locataires, ce qui n''est pas sans ranimer les inquiétudes d''Irène qui interdit à Ambroise de le fréquenter. Or, il s''avère que ce grand gaillard aime, comme Ambriose, le Scrabble... [SDM] [SDM].

Ambrose, allergique aux cacahuètes, passe pour un loser absolu. Lui et sa mère ultra-protectrice, Irène, déménagent sans arrêt. Le jour où l''adolescent est empoisonné au collège, Irène décide de le déscolariser. Cloîtré chez lui, Ambrose s''ennuie à mourir, jusqu''au jour où il rencontre Cosmo, le fils des voisins, un jeune homme un peu mal parti dans la vie. Par hasard, ils se découvrent une passion commune pour le Scrabble. Si l''arrivée de Cosmo dans leur petit cocon est vue d''un très mauvais oeil par Irène, Ambrose n''en démord pas : son intrigant voisin deviendra, qu''il le veuille ou non, la figure paternelle que l''adolescent aurait tant voulu avoir.

Ambrose é um garoto de 12 anos, sem amigos e à procura de um lugar para chamar de lar. Com as constantes mudanças de endereço por causa do emprego de sua mãe, nunca consegue se ambientar e sempre é vítima dos valentões. Na nova casa, ele conhece Cosmo, um rapaz de 25 anos que acabou de sair da cadeia. Apaixonado por palavras, Ambrose convence Cosmo a frequentar um clube de Scrabble próximo ao bairro onde moram. A partir daí, os dois vivem inúmeras aventuras. Apesar das diferenças, Ambrose e Cosmo vão encontrar um no outro a chance de um recomeço e o significado da verdadeira amizade.

When thirteen-year-old Henry and his family move to the city to leave behind a secret tragedy, Henry finds a journal is his best friend.

Os pais de Violet se divorciaram há dois anos e, desde então, sua mãe só se envolve em relacionamentos complicados. Como as escolhas da mãe afetam sua vida e de sua irmã caçula, Violet resolve assumir o controle da situação e decide que o padrasto perfeito seria George Clooney. Em meio às aventuras de encontrar Clooney, Violet tem de lidar com os conflitos familiares - incluindo a nova esposa do pai e suas meias-irmãs -, os problemas com as colegas da escola e ainda definir se vale a pena assumir sua paixão por Jean-Paul, o garoto que estuda em sua sala no sétimo ano. Nesta divertida e emocionante história, Violet vai aprender a lidar com suas frustrações e com os desafios da adolescência.

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.

Elle a des papillons dans l''estomac, la petite Lili ! C''est son premier jour dans une nouvelle école, dans une ville nouvelle, dans une nouvelle vie. Ce soir, au retour, c''est dans un refuge que sa maman l''attend. Lili n''a plus rien à elle. Tous ses jouets sont restés dans la maison qu''elles ont dû quitter vite, maman et elle, pour se réfugier ici. Comment pourra-t-elle alors participer à l''activité " un objet une histoire ", quand chaque jour un enfant montre à la classe son jouet favori ? Fanny a apporté sa poupée qui parle, Kwame sa nouvelle planche à roulette, Yuko a un chien robot... Mais Lili n''a rien à elle. Rien à montrer ! Sauf peut-être son collier... Un magnifique ouvrage, plein d''espoir pour cette fillette emplie de doutes et de craintes.

Twelve-year-old Ambrose is a glass-half-full kind of guy. A self-described “friendless nerd,” he moves from place to place every couple of years with his overprotective mother, Irene. When some bullies at his new school almost kill him by slipping a peanut into his sandwich — even though they know he has a deathly allergy — Ambrose is philosophical. Irene, however, is not and decides that Ambrose will be home-schooled. Alone in the evenings when Irene goes to work, Ambrose pesters Cosmo, the twenty-five-year-old son of the Greek landlords who live upstairs. Cosmo has just been released from jail for breaking and entering to support a drug habit. Quite by accident, Ambrose discovers that they share a love of Scrabble and coerces Cosmo into taking him to the West Side Scrabble Club, where Cosmo falls for Amanda, the club director. Posing as Ambrose’s Big Brother to impress her, Cosmo is motivated to take Ambrose to the weekly meetings and to give him lessons in self-defense. Cosmo, Amanda, and Ambrose soon form an unlikely alliance and, for the first time in his life, Ambrose blossoms. The characters at the Scrabble Club come to embrace Ambrose for who he is and for their shared love of words. There’s only one problem: Irene has no idea what Ambrose is up to. In this brilliantly observed novel, author Susin Nielsen transports the reader to the world of competitive Scrabble as seen from the honest yet funny viewpoint of a boy who’s searching for acceptance and for a place to call home.

For Melanie Brody, junior high isn''t all it''s cracked up to be. Can Melanie change her attitude before she gives up altogether?

Having just moved into a family shelter with her mother, seven-year-old Lily is filled with anxiety when faced with a show-and-tell presentation at her new school, but her incredible imagination and creativity save the day.

Snake had high hopes for grade nine but it isn''t turning out like he planned.

Battered old stuffy meets grieving grandma.

Fergus is Hank''s invisible dog, his best friend, and all he needs in the world, isn''t he?

A boy with budding artistic talent helps a disheartened Claude Monet learn the value of family.

Australian printing of a Canadian story about one of the characters in the teenage program TDegrassi High'', screened on ABC television. Life''s pressures get to Snake when his position in the basketball team is threatened, his marks are falling, the prettiest girl at school ignores him and his brother announces that he''s gay. When things get even trickier it''s up to him to sort things out.

Everyone likes Wheels at Degrassi--he plays in a rock band with his buddies Joey and Snake and thinks about being a musician full-time, like his birth father. But Wheels'' life slams to a halt when his parents are killed in a car accident. He fights with his best friend, hangs around downtown with rough street kids, and gets into serious trouble with the law. Still his friends refuse to desert him, and Wheels learns he can count on the people around him when he really needs them. Based on the groundbreaking Degrassi Junior High television series, this book offers a sensitive and engaging look at the challenges of teenage life.

De 12-15 ans. Collection "Ecole Degrassi". Titre original: Melanie. Ce livre est base sur les personnages et le scenario de la serie televisee "Degrassi Junior High."

Shane is a loner at Degrassi. At home he and his parents don''t get along too well, especially since he started grade eight. Life gets better when Shane starts seeing Spike, and he becomes more popular at school. But the unthinkable happens--Spike gets pregnant. One little mistake, and it ruins his life. School is a drag, home is a drag, and Spike won''t talk to him anymore. Then Shane goes away to camp for the summer and, surprisingly, it''s great. But his new sense of independence backfires: before he knows it, he''s in trouble--disaster strikes again. Based on the groundbreaking "Degrassi Junior High" television series, this book offers a sensitive and engaging look at the challenges of teenage life.

Melanie Brody is takes grade seven very seriously. She''s read about junior high in all the teen magazines, and she''s ready for all the romace and excitement Degrassi can offer. Things don''t turn out to be quite so glamorous as Melanie expects: it''s hard to feel popular when you''re scrawny and your hair won''t go right, when it seems like everyone else has nicer clothes and the older students think you''re a dumb kid. Life just isn''t turning out like a romance novel at all. Based on the groundbreaking Degrassi Junior High television series, this book offers a sensitive and engaging look at the challenges of teenage life.