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Susin NielsenWe Are All Made of Molecules
Susin NielsenFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Introduction
We Are All Made of Molecules
- Genre: Fiction; young adult contemporary
- Originally Published: 2015
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile HL710L; grades 7-9
- Structure/Length: 49 chapters; approx. 336 pages; approx. 5 hours, 44 minutes on audio
- Protagonist and Central Conflict: Teenagers Stewart and Ashley become stepsiblings when their parents move in together. They seem to be polar opposites—Stewart is academically gifted but branded a “nerd,” while Ashley is popular but struggles in school—but they gradually learn to appreciate what they have in common.
- Potential Sensitivity Issues: Sexual assault; one instance of an anti-LGBTQ slur
Susin Nielsen, Author
- Bio: Raised in London and Chatham, Ontario, Canada; studied radio and television arts after high school and got her first big break while working on the set of the TV series Degrassi Junior High, where she wrote a spec script and was hired to write more episodes; her YA novels have been translated into many languages; lives in Vancouver, Canada
- Other Works: Word Nerd (2008); Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom (2010); The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen (2012); Optimists Die First (2017); No Fixed Address (2018); Tremendous Things (2021)
- Awards: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (nominee, 2016-2017); Pacific Northwest Young Reader’s Choice Award (nominee)
CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:
