Susin Nielsen

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No Fixed Address

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12-and-three-quarter-year-old Felix Knutsson has a knack for trivia, and his favorite game show is Who What Where When; he’s even named his gerbil after the host. His mom Astrid is loving, but can’t hold onto a job. When they get evicted from their latest apartment, they move into a Westfalia van. Astrid swears him to secrecy; he can’t tell anyone about their living arrangement, not even Dylan and Winnie, his best friends at his new school. If he does, she warns him, he’ll be taken away from her and placed into foster care.

As their circumstances go from bad to worse, Felix gets a chance to audition for a junior edition of Who What Where When. He is determined to get a spot on the show. Winning the cash prize could make everything okay again. But what happens isn’t what he expects…

Susin Nielsen deftly combines humor, heartbreak and hope in this moving  story about people who slip through the cracks in society; and about the power of  friendship and community in making all the difference.

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PRAISE FOR NO FIXED ADDRESS

“Felix’s deeply engrossing and fully immersive first-person narrative of homelessness is both illuminating and heartbreaking. Although the story ends with hope for the future, it’s his winsome and affecting determination that will win readers over.” Starred Review, Kirkus
“A charming wonder of a book … No Fixed Address is a book that adult readers will find engaging, reminiscent of Nick Hornby’s About a Boy but with an emotional acuity and force all its own.” Quill & Quire, Starred Review

“A well-written work of realism that will be a mirror to some and a window for others.”  Starred Review, School Library Journal 

“A beautifully wrought, compassionate and entertaining novel … worth giving a home to.” Sunday Times UK, Nicolette Jones’s Children’s Book of the Week

“In books such as We Are All Made of Molecules, Susin Nielsen has showcased her talent for authentic, unforgettable teenage voices. No Fixed Address … may be a story about poverty and depression, but there’s hope and humour at its heart.” Fiona Noble, The Guardian UK

“It’s not often that a novel can provide such a great mix of memorable characters and pertinent, timely themes mixed with a good story and dashes of humour. Award-winning author Susin Nielsen has done exactly that …” CM Magazine, highly recommended

“A fast-paced, gritty tale full of heart, hope and a quiz show. I loved it.” Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Relatable, moving and funny. Susin Nielsen is simply wonderful.”  Sarah Crossan, author of Carnegie Medal award winning “One.”

“As usual, Susin Nielsen proves she’s the queen of my literary universe.” Michelle, Mabel’s Fables

 

AWARDS/HONORS

  • Winner of the 2020 Forest of Reading Red Maple Award
  • Winner of the 202o Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award
  • Winner of the 2020 Rocky Mountain Book Award
  • Winner of the 2019 IODE Violet Downey Award
  • Winner of the 2019 BC Book Prize, Sheila A. Egoff Award
  • Nominated for the UK Carnegie Medal
  • 2019 OLA Top Ten Best Bets in Junior Fiction
  • 2019 USBBY Outstanding International Books
  • Nominated for the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, YA/Middle Grade
  • Nominated for the 2019-2020 Hackmatack Children’s Book Award