No fixed address / Susin Nielsen.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735262751
- ISBN: 0735262756
- Physical Description: 280 pages ; 14cm X 22cm Hardcover
- Publisher: Toronto : Tundra Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Felix Knuttson, twelve, is an endearing kid with an incredible brain for trivia. His mom Astrid is loving but unreliable; she can't hold onto a job, or a home. When they lose their apartment in Vancouver, they move into a camper van, just for August, till Astrid finds a job. September comes, they're still in the van; Felix must keep "home" a secret and give a fake address in order to enroll in school. Luckily, he finds true friends. As the weeks pass and life becomes grim, he struggles not to let anyone know how precarious his situation is. When he gets to compete on a national quiz show, Felix is determined to win -- the cash prize will bring them a home. Their luck is about to change! But what happens is not at all what Felix expected."-- from publisher. |
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Subject: | Dysfunctional families > Juvenile fiction. Homelessness > Juvenile fiction. Contests > Juvenile fiction. |
Topic Heading: | Coast Reads 2019-2020 |
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âThis is the first day Iâve written in a diary. The reason I am, is âcos I love writing stories, and if I do grow up to be a famous writer, and later die, and they want to get a story of my life ... I guess I should keep (one).â SUSIN NIELSEN wrote this poorly constructed sentence when she was eleven years old. And while she isnât exactly famous (although she likes to think sheâs âBig in Belgiumâ), and no one has written the story of her life (maybe because she isnât dead yet), she did predict her future. She got her start writing for the hit TV series Degrassi Junior High, and went on to write for over twenty Canadian shows. More recently she turned her hand to novel writing. She is the author of five critically-acclaimed and award-winning titles, including Optimists Die First (long-listed for the UKLA 2018 award), We Are All Made of Molecules (winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award and long-listed for UKâs Carnegie Medal), Word Nerd (winner of multiple Young Readersâ Choice Awards) and The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen (winner of the Governor Generalâs Literary Award, the Canadian Library Associationâs Childrenâs Book of the Year, and the UK Literacy Award). Rolling Stone magazine put The Reluctant Journal at #27 in their list of âTop 40 Best YA Novels.â
Nielsen has been called âThe John Green of Canadaâ (and she once had a dream that he had been called âThe Susin Nielsen of the United Statesâ). Her books have been translated into many languages. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her family and two naughty cats.