Literary FictionMiddle Grade
A twelve-year-old girl processes grief after her best friend's drowning by investigating a possible jellyfish sting while navigating family and social changes.
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A twelve-year-old girl processes grief after her best friend's drowning by investigating a possible jellyfish sting while navigating family and social changes.
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This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy must have been a rare jellyfish sting--things don't just happen for no reason. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory--even if it means traveling the globe, a...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Adolescent crushes; brief gay couple kissing and PDA
Violence & gore
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Friend's drowning; cruel frog killing; jellyfish sting injuries
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor gay relationship with kissing and public affection
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Brief science references to mass extinction and environment
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present
Abuse & suffering
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Peer bullying; on-page cruel killing of a frog by a boy
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