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The Thing About Jellyfish Read-Alikes

The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

Tween Novels about Grief and Loss

 

Arnold, Elana K. The Question of Miracles.

Avery, Tom. My Brother’s Shadow.

Bishop, Jenn. The Distance to Home.

Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swans. 

Condie, Ally. Summerlost.

Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons.

Ehrlich, Esther. Nest.

Fitzgerald, Sarah Moore. The Apple Tart of Hope.

Graff, Lisa. Umbrella Summer.

Haber, Melissa Glenn. Dear Anjali.

Henkes, Kevin. Sun & Spoon.  

Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust.

Holt, Kimberly Willis. Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel.

Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira.

Lawson, Jessica. Waiting for Agusta.

Lopez, Diana. Confetti Girl.

Lowry, Lois. A Summer to Die.

Lupica, Mike. The Only Game.

Maschari, Jennifer. The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price.

McGhee, Holly. Matylda, Bright & Tender.

Newman, John. Mimi.

Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here.

Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. 

Patron, Susan. The Higher Power of Lucky.

Rylant, Cynthia. Missing May.

Shang, Wendy Wan Long. The Way Home Looks Now.

Smith, Tamara Ellis. Another Kind of Hurricane.

Spinelli, Jerry. Eggs.

Wiles, Deborah. Each Little Bird That Sings.

Wolk, Lauren. Wolf Hollow.

Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool

 

Published on Sep 11, 2017
Posted by: pennypeck
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