A middle school aged girl tried to find a reason to explain why her friend drowned in the novel The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin. Because Franny had always been a good swimmer Suzy decided Franny’s death must have been caused by the sting of a jellyfish. She set about trying to prove her hypothesis using the scientific method. Themes in the novel include grief, friendship and silence.
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