Susin Nielsen Books in Order

Melanie Brody expects junior high to be full of romance and glamour. Instead, grade seven brings bad hair days, old clothes, older students, and a hard lesson in how popularity really feels.

Shane McKay is a loner at Degrassi, and life at home is tense. When he starts dating Spike, he finds confidence and popularity, but their relationship brings consequences neither teen is ready for.

Grade nine is not giving Snake the status he expected. Basketball trouble, slipping marks, a crush, and his brother Glenn's coming out force him to sort through confusion, peer pressure, and what family loyalty means.

Wheels has friends, a band, and dreams of being a musician. When his parents die in a car accident, grief pushes him toward fights, street kids, and trouble, even as his friends try to hold on.

Astrid expects life to get better when her Swedish grandmother moves in after Morfar's death. Instead, Mormor is sad, grumpy, and hard to love, until a lost stuffed bear changes everything.

Hank's invisible dog Fergus helps him cope with the birthmark on his face. When new neighbor Cooper sees only the leash, not the dog, a wary standoff becomes a chance for friendship.

Seven-year-old Lillian is starting over at a new school after moving with her mother to a shelter. Show and Tell terrifies her, until a string of beads helps her find courage and imagination.

Franny sets off on a sticker-filled trip from Africa to the Arctic and beyond. Along the way, she meets animals from polar bears to octopuses and discovers how wide her magical shoe adventures can be.

Franny travels to a snowy wonderland and meets Romper, a young reindeer who wishes he were bigger. When a tiny friend needs rescuing, Romper learns that small can still be mighty.

Twelve-year-old Ambrose is bullied so badly that his mother pulls him from school. A secret friendship with Cosmo, his landlord's ex-con son, leads to Scrabble, risk, and a chance to belong.

When Franny tries on hiking boots, she lands by the coast and meets Lily, a lighthouse girl with no one nearby to play with. Lily shows her that being on your own can still be fun.

A pair of pirate boots sends Franny on a treasure hunt with Long Joanna Silver. As they search together, Franny helps Joanna see that a true pirate needs courage, teamwork, and heart.

Violet Gustafson is furious after her dad leaves Vancouver for a new life in Los Angeles. When her mom dates another awful man, Violet and Phoebe hatch a plan to recruit George Clooney as stepfather.

Violet's parents are divorced, her dad has a shiny new family, and her mom keeps choosing terrible dates. With best friend Phoebe, Violet decides only George Clooney can fix the mess.

After his older brother's violent act tears the family apart, thirteen-year-old Henry Larsen starts over in a new city. His journal becomes the place he can finally face grief, guilt, and uneasy friendship.

Stewart is brilliant and awkward. Ashley is popular and guarded. When their parents move in together, the new step-siblings clash hard, then slowly learn what grief, secrets, and family can do.

Petula De Wilde survives by imagining every possible disaster before it happens. Then Jacob, a one-armed optimist from her therapy group, pushes through her caution and makes grief, love, and risk impossible to avoid.

Felix Knutsson and his loving but unreliable mom are secretly living in a van after an eviction. A game-show audition may be his best chance to change their lives before everything falls apart.

Princess Puffybottom has her humans trained perfectly, until Darryl the puppy invades her kingdom. The proud cat tries every trick to get rid of him, but sharing may be unavoidable.

Wilbur is still haunted by a humiliating middle-school moment when a Paris exchange student catches his eye. With help from friends and an elderly neighbor, he tries to rebuild his confidence.

Frances, Geraint, and Parker have nothing in common until each of them snaps and lands in court-mandated anger management. Their unlikely bond may help them move on, fight back, or both.