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The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
Susin Nielsen
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Description for The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFN; YFS; YXC; YXFD; YXG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783443666
SKU
9781783443666
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About Susin Nielsen
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen
Both disarming and endearing. A realistic, poignant portrait of one teen who overcomes nearly unbearable feelings of grief and guilt.
Kirkus
Nielsen's balance of humor and pathos is finely honed, making this a surprisingly breezy read for so heavy a topic
Daniel Kraus
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Nielsen writes about the heaviest subjects with ... Read more
Kirkus
Nielsen's balance of humor and pathos is finely honed, making this a surprisingly breezy read for so heavy a topic
Daniel Kraus
Booklist
Nielsen writes about the heaviest subjects with ... Read more