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The Thing About Jellyfish
Ali Benjamin
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Description for The Thing About Jellyfish
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
It's peculiar how no-words can be better than words. How silence can say more than noise, or a person's absence can occupy even more space than their presence did. Suzy is twelve when her best friend, Franny, drowns one summer at the beach. It takes two days for the news to reach Suzy, and it's not something that she can accept: Franny has always been a strong swimmer, from the day they met in swim class when they were just five. How can someone all of a sudden, just no longer be there? ... Read more
It's peculiar how no-words can be better than words. How silence can say more than noise, or a person's absence can occupy even more space than their presence did. Suzy is twelve when her best friend, Franny, drowns one summer at the beach. It takes two days for the news to reach Suzy, and it's not something that she can accept: Franny has always been a strong swimmer, from the day they met in swim class when they were just five. How can someone all of a sudden, just no longer be there? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447291251
SKU
V9781447291251
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99-5
About Ali Benjamin
Ali Benjamin has written for the Boston Globe Magazine, Martha Stewart's Whole Living, and Sesame Street. Ali is a member of the New England Science Writers. When not working, Ali wrangles children, drinks too much coffee, sometimes runs, hangs out with friendly dogs, gazes at electron microscopy images of bugs, and teaches kids about storytelling and writing. ... Read more
Reviews for The Thing About Jellyfish
One of the most beautifully written debuts I've read in a really long time
Sophie
So Many Books, So Little Time
[an] intense and nuanced tale of friendship, revenge and youthful resourcefulness
Guardian
This is a heartbreakingly touching debut about friendship, loss, fear and love that is funny, clever and beautifully written
Daily Mail ... Read more
Sophie
So Many Books, So Little Time
[an] intense and nuanced tale of friendship, revenge and youthful resourcefulness
Guardian
This is a heartbreakingly touching debut about friendship, loss, fear and love that is funny, clever and beautifully written
Daily Mail ... Read more