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 children's novel from 2015. It was written by Ali Benjamin. This was her first fiction book.
Story Summary
The book is about a girl named Suzy Swanson. She is the main character and tells the story. Suzy believes her friend, Franny Jackson, died because of a jellyfish sting.
Suzy has just started seventh grade. This is her second year at Eugene Field Middle School. It is located in South Grove, Massachusetts.
In sixth grade, Franny became interested in boys. She started spending time with a more popular group of friends. Suzy and Franny had been best friends since they were five years old. They had a disagreement in sixth grade. Franny then died during the summer before they could fix their friendship.
Suzy learns a lot about jellyfish. She talks to her science teacher, who helps her develop her idea. Suzy also reads about brave scientists who study jellyfish. She tries to contact them. She hopes they can work together to prove her theory about Franny's death.
Making a Movie
In October 2015, Reese Witherspoon announced something exciting. She shared on her Instagram page that her company, Pacific Standard Films, would make a movie based on the book.
Later, in January 2017, OddLot Entertainment bought the rights to make the film. Gigi Pritzker, Bruna Papandrea, and Reese Witherspoon were named as the producers. In March 2019, it was announced that Wanuri Kahiu would direct the movie. Millie Bobby Brown was chosen to play Suzy.
See also
In Spanish: Lo que sucedió con la medusa para niños
