The Thing about Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin
Suzy Swanson, a socially awkward 12-year-old, is convinced that Franny, her former... read more
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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
- 176566
- 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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Awards & Distinctions 9

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2020
Winner, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Audiobooks Selection, 2016

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2016

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2016

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Middle Selection, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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