The Thing About Jellyfish facts for kids
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| Author | Ali Benjamin |
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| Cover artist | Terry Fan and Eric Fan; design by Marcie Lawrence |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Published | 2015 |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0316380867 |
The Thing About Jellyfish is a 2015 children's novel written by Ali Benjamin, her fiction debut.
Plot summary
The book follows Suzy Swanson, the protagonist and narrator, who theorizes the death of her friend, Franny Jackson, was caused by a jellyfish sting. Suzy has started the seventh grade, which is the second year at Eugene Field Middle School in South Grove, Massachusetts. During their sixth grade year, Franny became interested in boys and started to join a more popular social circle than the sometimes awkward Suzy, who had been best friends with Franny starting shortly after they met, when they were both five years old. After the two had a falling out in the sixth grade year, Franny died during the ensuing summer before they had a chance to heal their friendship. Suzy discovers a ton more about jellyfish than she expected she would, and confides in her science teacher, who helps her form her theory. Suzy also reads about brave and daring scientists who study jellyfish, and tries to get in contact with them, to work as a team to try and prove her theory about Franny's death.
Adaptation
Reese Witherspoon announced in October 2015 on her Instagram feed that her company, Pacific Standard Films, would create a film based on the novel. In January 2017, OddLot Entertainment acquired the screen rights to the novel. Gigi Pritzker, Bruna Papandrea, and Witherspoon were named as the producers. In March 2019, it was announced that Wanuri Kahiu would be directing the film, with Millie Bobby Brown starring as Suzy.
