The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin
Taste attributes: dramafamilyanimalswholesomerealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of ageunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA good-natured, moving novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like warmth over edge.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.7 / 5
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About This Book
Some hearts beat only about 412 million times. Which might sound like a lot. But the truth is, it barely even gets you twelve years. Suzy Swanson has always known things that others don't. She can explain the sleep patterns of ants. She knows there are 150 million jellyfish stings on the planet every year. She knows that the average middle school kid contains about 20 billion of Shakespeare's atoms.
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- Author
- Ali Benjamin
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 343
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- Open Library
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