Word nerd follows the story of a friendless, coddled child against his choice, that is who lives in vancouver with his mum, and this is the third time theyve moved so far in his life. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading word nerd. Buy the paperback book word nerd by susin nielsen at indigo. Canadian author susin nielsen has been attracting attention and critical acclaim in the uk since publication of her book we are all made of molecules.
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Susin nielsen audio books, best sellers, author bio. Susin nielsen is a canadian author for children, adolescent and young adults. Read online word nerd susin nielsenknown facts about. From your search results, use the narrow search options on the lefthand side of the screen. Word nerd by susin nielsen presently you are looking for an word nerd example that we provide here in some form of document formats many of these as pdf, doc, strength point, as well as images that will make it easier for you to create an word nerd yourself. Word nerd by susin nielsen ambrose bukowski is a twelveyearold social misfit. Since then, nielsen has written for many canadian tv series. Twelveyearold ambrose forms an unlikely friendship with his landlords son, based on. Word nerd by susin neilsen hooks readers early on with its intriguing themes of bullying and finding ones own strength while trying to fit in, even though one may stand out. Susin nielsen transports the reader to the world of competitive. The debut book written by author susin nielsen is entitled word nerd. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit tv show.
Download read word nerd 2008 by susin nielsen in pdf. A selfdescribed friendless nerd, he moves from place to place every couple of years with his. Books for keeps editor ferelith hordon caught up with susin while she was at the recent youth libraries group conference to promote word nerd, the latest of her books to be published in this country. Twelveyearold ambrose is a glasshalffull kind of guy. Browse susin nielsen s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Word nerd, the latest novel from veteran degrassi screenwriter susin nielsen, details the life of 12yearold ambrose, a bright and awkward boy who just doesnt fit in, no matter where in canada he and his overly protective single mom move. Buy word nerd book online at low prices in india word. This is one of those books that you wish was longer, but you realise that its the perfect size. After a trio of bullies purposefully slip a peanut into ambroses sandwich, sending him into anaphylactic shock, his mother promptly pulls him out. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. 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 whos searching for acceptance and for a place to call home. Jun 15, 2010 word nerd, whilst voiced by a twelve year old, is more appropriate for readers in their teens.
Susin nielsen author of we are all made of molecules. Luckily for susin, they saw a spark in a spec script she wrote. She also adapted author susan juby s book, alice, i think, into a tv series. Word nerd is a mostly light, funny, observant read.
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Word nerd by susin nielsen booktalk by justin kulik. She creates books with characters that you can laugh at, with and truly resonate with them and their quirkiness. The o word nerd by susin nielsen is a very cute book. He and his overprotective widowed mother, irene, live in a dreary basement rental in vancouver, where they have moved so irene can work teaching. She lives in vancouver, bc with her family and two naughty cats. If you are still wondering how to get free pdf epub of book word nerd by susin nielsen. May 11, 2010 gemini awardwinner susin nielsen got her start feeding cast and crew muffins and bologna sandwiches on the popular television series, degrassi junior high. Word nerd by susin nielsen penguin random house canada. A selfdescribed friendless nerd, he moves from place to pla. Ambrose is introduced into the story as a 12yearold boy and the son of irene. Please marry my mom, the reluctant journal of henry k. Christies silver medal award, mormor moves in, and the magic beads.
After a trio of bullies purposefully slip a peanut into ambroses sandwich, sending him into. Word nerd by susin nielsen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download or read word nerd 2008 in pdf, epub formats. I got my start writing for the original degrassi junior high. Susin nielsen s ya novel word nerd tells the story of an optimist boy in a hostile world. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Ambrose bukowski is a twelveyearold with a talent for mismatching his clothes, for saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time, and for words. 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. But i cant imagine that my dad was ever short or scrawny or bowlegged, or that his hair had a cowlick at the front, or that his nose was too big for his face. Word nerd and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Her books have been translated into many languages. They hated her food a fact thats memorialized forever in a poem the cast wrote. It is about ambrose, a boy whos father died while working on a construction site. Nielsen has been called the john green of canada and she once had a dream that he had been called the susin nielsen of the united states. Whenever she releases a new book, i never hesitate to buy her work. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit television show, and four of the books in the degrassi book series. She lives in vancouver with her husband, goran, son, oskar, and cat, sam. Word nerd by susin nielsen paperback softback, 2010. Ambrose, and all of the characters, are wonderfully quirky, but not so much that they arent believable. A selfdescribed friendless nerd, he moves from place to place every couple of years with his overprotective mother, irene.
Word nerd and my messedup life won multiple young readers choice awards. Aug, 2017 word nerd susin nielsen this was one of those books that you just know from the first words is going to be fantastic. Its a great book if youre a fan of books about quirky characters and. Word nerd, whilst voiced by a twelve year old, is more appropriate for readers in their teens.
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Buy word nerd book online at best prices in india on. Ambrose is very mature at such a young age, and the book contains subjects of drugs and violence as well as mild sexual references. The central characters mentioned by nielsen in the book include irene, ambrose, cosmo, and amanda. Susin nielsen author gemini awardwinner susin nielsen got her start feeding cast and crew muffins and bologna sandwiches on the popular television series, degrassi junior high. Susin nielsen transports the reader to the world of competitive scrabble as seen from the honest yet funny viewpoint of a boy whos searching for acceptance and for a place to call home.
Its the story of ambrose, a 12yearold selfdescribed friendless nerd, who moves around a lot with his single parent, overprotective mother. Word nerd by susin nielsen ambrose bukowski is a twelveyearold with a talent for mismatching his clothes, for saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time, and for words. Susin nielsen got her start feeding the cast and crew on degrassi junior high. Susin nielsen my answer sounds so painfully obvious, but i stand by it, even though it is three words long. To top things off he has a peanut allergy and is a bully magnet. Apr 08, 2018 susin nielsen, is a ya author that truly owns my bank account. Amazing book, ending was great and it made me happy. Yeah, thats how it was for me and word nerd by susin nielsen. She received a governor generals award and the 20 canadian library association book of the year for children award for her young adult novel the reluctant journal of henry k. Read word nerd by susin nielsen available from rakuten kobo. If youre curious about my books, click on a cover to learn more.