Taira Flores Book Report on "The Thing About Jellyfish"

Name: Taira Flores

Title of Book: The thing about jellyfish

Author: Ali Benjamin

What was the problem in the book, and how was it solved? Be specific.

In this book the problem is Suzy’s  best friend, Franny was a outstanding swimmer.  Until Franny

dies in the ocean. People think that she drowned.  But Suzy believes that Franny got stung by a

Irukandji. An Irukandji lives in Australia, Its a type of jellyfish.  Then Suzy travels to Australia to see

the experts on jellyfish to find out if Franny died be getting stung by a Irukandji.  Suzy thought if

your over 12 years old you can travel alone. Suzy’s trip fails. When Franny died Suzy started to not

talk anymore.  So she goes and sees a doctor. The doctor name was Dr. Legs.  The resolution in this

story is Suzy gets help from a doctor.

What was the author's purpose or purposes in writing the book? Explain how you know.

I think the author's purpose is to entertain.  The characters in this book are fictional. The jellyfish

experts are real.

What did the title have to do with the book?

Suzy tried to travel to Australia to find jellyfish experts but her trip fails.  Suzy knows a lot About

jellyfish.

Tell in your own words how the setting of the story made it more interesting. Be specific.

The setting in this story I think is interesting.  Where she almost travels to Australia to find experts

on jellyfish.  Suzy tries to figure out if Franny got stung by a Irukandji.

If one of the characters visited our classroom, what question would you ask them? (Make sure the

question relates to the plot/problem/actions of the story.) *Give the name of the character with the

question!!*  If the main character, “Suzy” visited the classroom I would ask her “If you found out that

Franny got stung by a Irukandji, what would you do about it.”

Pretend you are a librarian recommending the book to someone. Write a paragraph telling what you

would say. If I would to recommend to someone I would tell them this is a really good book to read.

 It’s about a girl who wants to find out if Franny her best friend got stung by a Irukandji. She later

on travels to Australia to find jellyfish experts. Her trip fails and she goes to a doctor named Dr. legs

to solve her mental problems.  After Franny died Suzy started to not talk and not be happy anymore.

She started to change.

If they made a movie of this book, which scene would be most important to include. Explain the

scene with details and why it's important.  If this book was made out of a movie the scene I would

choose when she goes to Australia. When Suzy arrives at the airport counter, a woman with long

blond hair, and her eyes looked like they were set ever so slightly too far apart.  She typed away on her keyboard, red nails tap-tapping in rapid fire. The women opened my passport, flipped through

the empty pages. Then she frowned. “Wait” she said. “What's your date of birth?” When I told her,

she looked at me strangely.  “ Well that doesn't…” she started, before her voice drifted off. She

tapped a few more keys, then frowned. “And it looks like you haven't applied for a visa.” After that

Suzy started to tear up in the corner in the airport. Then Suzy sees her mom and her mom takes her

back home.