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The thing about jellyfish / Ali Benjamin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: 2-X0747 | Hachette AudioZPbpzb | Blackstone AudiobooksPublication details: [New York] : Hachette Audio ; [Ashland, OR] : Distributed by Blackstone Audio, [2015]Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 5 audio discs (5 hr., 20 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781478907473
  • 1478907479
  • 1478938706
  • 9781478938705
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Read by Sarah Franco.Summary: 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.
List(s) this item appears in: READALIKE: Coyote Sunrise
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Audiobook Children's Audiobook Main Library Children's Audiobook Benjamin Ali Available 33111008658136
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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, 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.

Oddlot Entertainment has acquired the screen rights to The Thing About Jellyfish , with Gigi Pritzker set to produce with Bruna Papandrea and Reese Witherspoon.

Title from label.

Compact disc.

Read by Sarah Franco.

Ages 8-12.

Originally issued as a book.

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.

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