Optimists Die First

Susin Nielsen got her start writing for popular television series, Degrassi Junior High. Since then, she¿s written for many Canadian TV shows and her young adult novels have received considerable critical acclaim. Word Nerd and My Messed-Up Life won multiple Young Readers¿ Choice Awards. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen won the UKLA Award, the prestigious Governor General¿s Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association¿s Children¿s Book of the Year and many Young Readers¿ Choice Awards, while We Are All Made of Molecules was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Susin lives in Vancouver with her family and two extremely destructive cats.