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.

The best place to start is the Degrassi series, the earliest of Susin Nielsen's multi-book series: it opens with Shane (1989) and runs to 4 books across 1989–1990, ending with Wheels (1990). Susin Nielsen's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Susin Nielsen has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2025. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Degrassi series with 4 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Susin Nielsen's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Degrassi (1989–1990, 4 books) and Franny's Feet (2008–2009, 4 books).

This guide splits Susin Nielsen's 22 books into 2 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Degrassi (4 books, 1989–1990); Franny's Feet (4 books, 2008–2009).