The Thing About Jelly Fish Summary

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I would recommend this book to a friend because it is well written and fun to read. The title of this book is "The Thing About Jellyfish" and is written by Ali Benjamin. This book is about a 7th grade girl named Suzy Swanson and she us very fond of jellyfish. One day she goes on a school trip to the aquarium. Every student wore a tie die t shirt they made in art class. The shirt was so no one was lost or left behind. When they arrived they started off in the touch tank. They were supposed to stay but Suzy decided to be mischievous and wonder off to the jellyfish exhibit. She read a sign that said there are 150 million jellyfish stings every year. When she headed back to the touch tank no one from her school was there. She looked outside and

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