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Interest level, reading level, reading az, atos, word count. Sep 22, 2015 ali benjamin has written for the boston globe magazine, martha stewarts whole living, and sesame street. She is a member of new england science writers and has written for the boston globe magazine, martha stewarts whole living, and sesame street. White readaloud book award finalist an amazon editors best book of the 2015 a 2015 goodreads choice award finalist an amazon editors fall favorite childrens book a booklist top ten first novel of 2015. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theoryeven if it means traveling the globe, alone. The thing about jellyfish by ali benjamin school library. After seeing a jellyfish exhibit, she sets out to prove her hypothesis.
The thing about jellyfish by ali benjamin, paperback barnes. All you need is a book s author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. Nov 28, 2017 the writing style in the thing about jellyfish is utterly beautiful and has a sense of broken innocence that feels like listening to the story of a real person. It will be very touching and makes you very emotional. Parents need to know that the thing about jellyfish is a comingofage story about seventhgrader suzy swanson, whose best friend has just died by drowning. At first, i was a little disinterested, too, as my friend had been. Little, brown books for young readers, 9780316380867, 352pp. Mar 27, 2019 a new york times bestseller a national book award finalist suzy swanson has always known things that other kids dont, like the sleep patterns of ants and that the average middleschooler contains about 20 million of shakespeares atoms. This is a story that anyone whos experienced loss can relate to. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app.
She is a member of new england science writers and has written for the boston globemagazine, martha stewarts whole living, and sesame street. The thing about jellyfish by ali benjamin scholastic. Oddlot entertainment has acquired the screen rights to the thing about jellyfish, with gigi pritzker set to. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory, even if it means traveling the globe, alone. This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant new york times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as. The thing about jellyfish i thought that this book was very emotional and touching it takes you through the world of a very intelligent 12 year old girl who is trying to prove somthing that she is obsessed with proving, something that is pretty unlikely. Suzys a great role model for scientific inquiry, and theres a lot of educational value on academic as well as emotional levels. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. The thing about jellyfish was a sad but excellent book. Ali benjamin s debut novel the thing about jellyfish became an instant classica new york times bestseller, a national book award finalists, and the kind of story that kids who love to feel things gravitate to over and over again. Sep 22, 2015 in middle school, where worst thing can mean anything from a pimple to public humiliation, suzy zu swanson really has a reason to be in crisis. Its emotional, sadbuthopeful story is one that young readers will devour and want more of, if only for a chance to experience so many emotions through another characters poignant journey. The thing about jellyfish is fundamentally a story about grief, loss and how to cope with it. Aug 18, 2015 the thing about jellyfish, ali benjamin the thing about jellyfish is a 2015 childrens novel written by ali benjamin, her fiction debut.
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