![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Mollie Glick, Foundry Literary + Media. Increasingly fascinated by her own theories, Suzy embarks on an ambitious plan to prove her hypothesis, while tentatively reaching out to new friends and finding support for her emerging voice. Holm and Sharon Creech, Benjamin’s novel is a shining example of the highs and lows of early adolescence, as well as a testament to the grandeur of the natural world. Replacing language with research, Suzy follows the scientific method, whose structure mirrors that of the book, hoping to prove that a jellyfish sting was responsible for Franny’s drowning. ![]() Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory - even if it means traveling the globe alone. After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy was a rare jellyfish sting. The conflicting emotions surrounding Franny’s drowning death into silence, shutting out her divorced parents,īoyfriend, her psychologist, and a caring A stunning debut about how grief can open the world in magical ways. As seventh grade begins, 12-year-old Suzy channels Franny Jackson and Suzy Swanson had been best friends for years until Franny joined a middle-school clique and began to drift from Suzy and her penchant for scientific facts. In her first solo outing, Benjamin (coauthor of Positive with Paige Rawls) composes a moving portrayal of loss and healing. Suzy narrates a host of facts about jellyfish in this brief opening chapter to Part 3, sharing that jellyfish are among the oldest living species on the planet as well, their species outlived all five mass extinctions that occurred since their earliest known existence: Jellyfish are survivors (49). ![]()
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