NIST comments:
Y7: "I chose this book because her friend died and nobody knew how she died so, she was trying to prove how she died."
Y7: "This book was probably one of my favorite books so far. It is about a 12 year old girl who wants to find out why her best friend Franny’s life could be cut so short? And is still trying to forgive herself for what she did."
Y7: "This book was probably one of my favorite books so far. It is about a 12 year old girl who wants to find out why her best friend Franny’s life could be cut so short? And is still trying to forgive herself for what she did."
Collection
Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2017), Edition: Reprint, 352 pages
Description
Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.
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Original publication date
2015
Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Young People's Literature — 2015)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2017)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 4-8 — 2017)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2020)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2017)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2018)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2016)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2018)
Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — 2016)
Keystone to Reading Book Award (Winner — 2017)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (3rd Place — 2019)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Winner — 2016)
Green Earth Book Award (Winner — Children's Fiction — 2016)
NPR: Books We Love (2015)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Middle Grades — 2017)
Notable Children's Book (Older Readers — 2016)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2015)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2015)
Language
Original language
English