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The thing about jellyfish

Pages
343
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

Suzy Swanson is a girl who notices things others don't, but she struggles to understand why her friend Franny Jackson's life ended so suddenly, especially after their last interaction. Retreating into her imagination to cope with grief, Suzy discovers that the world around her still holds wonders and the possibility of love and hope. She must find a way to forgive herself and navigate her profound loss.

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About the author

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Ali Benjamin

Ali Benjamin is an American author of fiction for young readers and adults, based in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Her first novel, The Thing About Jellyfish (2015), in which a girl convinces herself that a jellyfish sting explains her former friend's drowning, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature and a New York Times bestseller. She followed it with The Next Great Paulie Fink (2019) and The Smash-Up (2021), a novel for adults that reworks Edith Wharton's Ethan...

Characters

Suzy SwansonProtagonist
Franny JacksonSupporting
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