After her best friend Franny drowns, twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson stops talking. She cannot accept that it was an accident, and she becomes convinced that a rare jellyfish sting, the Irukandji, was the real cause. Ali Benjamin follows Suzy through seventh grade as she builds a scientific case, makes plans to meet a jellyfish expert in Australia, and thinks back on her friendship with Franny that went wrong. Facts about jellyfish, and the biology of blooms, are woven into her notes and memories.
Middle-grade and young adult readers who like science and stories about grief will find a thoughtful book. It shows how a child can look for a reason when sometimes there is none.
Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
