Thirteen-year-old wrestling fanatic Henry used to have a normal life. Now, his therapist wants him to keep a journal so he can express his feelings about what happened.
Henry has moved with his dad to a new city, where nobody knows their name. He lives off a diet of pizza, whilst hiding from the comically overbearing neighbours and avoiding being an obvious target for bullies at his new school. But then he meets Farley and Alberta, social misfits who refuse to let him be alone. And bit by bit, the past begins to come out.
Heartbreaking, surprising and laugh-out-loud funny,The Reluctant Journal of Henry K Larsen is about the things that remain after your life has fallen to pieces.

Susin Nielsen got her start writing for popular television series,Degrassi Junior High. Since then, shes written for many Canadian TV shows and her young adult novels have received considerable critical acclaim.Word Nerd andMy Messed-Up Life won multiple Young Readers Choice Awards.The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen won the UKLA Award, the prestigious Governor Generals Literary Award, the Canadian Library Associations Childrens Book of the Year and many Young Readers Choice Awards, whileWe Are All Made of Molecules was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Susin lives in Vancouver with her family and two extremely destructive cats.