Susin Nielsen

Susin Nielsen is a noteworthy Canadian author of young adult and children’s novels. She has won many accolades for her literary work and is considered an excellent storyteller. Nielsen is particularly popular for writing the young adult book called The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen. This book is based on a school-shooting aftermath and helped author Nielsen to win the 2013 Book of the Year Award from the Library Association of Canada. Nielsen started her literary career by writing a few books for the Degrassi series of novels, originally started by Kit Hood and contributed by several other writers like William Pasnak, Ken Roberts, Loretta Castellarin, Kathryn Ellis, Nazneen Sadiq, and Catherine Dunphy. She has written scripts for both the TV series and as well as the book series of this franchise.