CONTENT NOTIFICATIONS
Violence: Cruelty to Animals
The Thing About Jellyfish
By Ali Benjamin
Edition
National Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature Booklist 2015 Top 10 First Novels for Youth
Capitol Choices 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade
SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Middle Grade
The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle-Grade
Goodreads Choice Awards 2015, Middle Grades & Children’s
2015 Parents’ Choice Book Awards: Fiction, Gold
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2015, Ages 9–12, Top 20
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Fiction
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Older Readers
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Fiction for Older Readers
100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books
2016 CCBC Choices–Fiction for Children
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Middle Grade Fiction
E. B. White Read-Aloud Award, Winner, Middle Reader
CBC Children’ Choice Book Awards 2016 Finalist, Debut Author
2016 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award, Middle Reader
Booklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Contemporary Middle-Grade Novels
Children’s Literature Assembly, 2016 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Today
By Ali Benjamin
Hardcover edition
Publisher Hachette Book Group Imprint Little, Brown ISBN9780316380867
Awards and Honors 2019 MHL Award Honor, Division IINational Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature Booklist 2015 Top 10 First Novels for Youth
Capitol Choices 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade
SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Middle Grade
The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade
Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle-Grade
Goodreads Choice Awards 2015, Middle Grades & Children’s
2015 Parents’ Choice Book Awards: Fiction, Gold
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2015, Ages 9–12, Top 20
Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Fiction
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Older Readers
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Fiction for Older Readers
100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books
2016 CCBC Choices–Fiction for Children
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Middle Grade Fiction
E. B. White Read-Aloud Award, Winner, Middle Reader
CBC Children’ Choice Book Awards 2016 Finalist, Debut Author
2016 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award, Middle Reader
Booklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Youth, Contemporary Middle-Grade Novels
Children’s Literature Assembly, 2016 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Today
The Thing About Jellyfish
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Out of stock
SKU
9780316380867J
National Book Award, 2015 Finalist, Young People’s Literature
Suzy doesn’t believe that her former best friend Franny, a strong swimmer, could have drowned. After seeing a jellyfish exhibit, she sets out to prove her hypothesis: Franny was stung by a deadly Irukandji.
Suzy doesn’t believe that her former best friend Franny, a strong swimmer, could have drowned. After seeing a jellyfish exhibit, she sets out to prove her hypothesis: Franny was stung by a deadly Irukandji.
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