Thing About Jellyfish (Benjamin)

The Thing About Jellyfish 
Ali Benjamin, 2015
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
352 pp.
ISBN-13: 9780316380867


Summary
Benjamin's first solo novel has appeal well beyond a middle school audience (Kirkus Reviews).

Grief can open the world in magical ways.

After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy was a rare jellyfish sting.

Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory—even if it means traveling the globe, alone. Suzy's achingly heartfelt journey explores life, death, the astonishing wonder of the universe...and the potential for love and hope right next door. (From the publisher.)