The Thing about Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 46,150
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176566, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Best friends--Fiction
- Best friends
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Grief--Fiction
- Grief
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Jellyfishes--Fiction
- Jellyfishes
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Friendship--Fiction
- Friendship
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Ali Benjamin about The Thing about Jellyfish
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Ali Benjamin
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Ali Benjamin
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Interview with Ali Benjamin
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Interview with Ali Benjamin
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Interview with Ali Benjamin
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Interview with Ali Benjamin
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Interview with Ali Benjamin
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 9
Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2022
Winner, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2016
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2016
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Middle Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2015
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