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Ali Benjamin

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Ari Benjamin

別名: Alison Wade / Ali Wade Benjamin

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
United States
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
Williamstown, Massachusetts

経歴

職業
Author
活動期間
2011年〜2024年

学歴

Grinnell College
Anthropology Department
国: United States
Grinnell College卒業。Anthropology部門ニュースレターに掲載。

受賞歴

National Book Award for Young People's Literature
2015
対象作品: The Thing About Jellyfish
部門: Young People's Literature
主催: National Book Foundation
結果: finalist
New York Times Best Seller
2015
対象作品: The Thing About Jellyfish
部門: Children's Middle Grade Hardcover
主催: New York Times
結果: winner
Junior Library Guild Selection
2014
対象作品: Positive: A Memoir
主催: Junior Library Guild
結果: selection

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Thing About Jellyfish

2015年 Children's Middle Grade

The story of a girl named Suzy who becomes convinced that her friend's accidental drowning was the result of a rare jellyfish sting and not just a random tragedy. The story follows Suzy as she decides to stop speaking in the wake of the loss and as she does whatever it takes to prove her theory correct. In the end, she ultimately accepts her friend's death and learns how to be happy without her friend.

grieflossscienceSTEM
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] / Reese Witherspoon's Pacific Standard (optioned)

全著作

  • The Smash-Up
  • The Next Great Paulie Fink
  • The Thing About Jellyfish
  • The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard
  • Positive: A Memoir
  • The Cleaner Plate Club

評価・遺産

Known for her debut novel The Thing About Jellyfish, a National Book Award finalist and New York Times Best Seller. Praised for encouraging girls in STEM fields. Book optioned for film by Reese Witherspoon's company. Also authored adult novel The Smash-Up.