The Thing about Jellyfish
Ages 9 to 11
22 September 2016Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
It's peculiar how no-words can be better than words. How silence can say more than noise, or a person's absence can occupy even more space than their presence did.
Suzy is twelve when her best friend, Franny, drowns one summer at the beach. It takes two days for the news to reach Suzy, and it's not something that she can...
Details
22 September 2016352 pages
9781447291251Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
A painful story smartly told, Benjamin's first solo novel has appeal well beyond a middle-school audienceKirkus Reviews Starred Review
A moving portrayal of loss and healingPublishers Weekly Starred Review
Benjamin explores the heartbreaking subject of grief in the young with dreamy, meditative and elegiac proseThe New York Times
This is a heartbreakingly touching debut about friendship, loss, fear and love that is funny, clever and beautifully writtenDaily Mail
