Night of the Moonjellies by Mark Shasha (Purple House Press) The Secret Garden long strips of fuschia

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Night of the Moonjellies by Mark Shasha (Purple House Press) The Secret Garden long strips of fuschiaYoung Mark spends a busy, noisy day helping out at Gram's seaside hot dog stand. After the last customer is served and the grill is scrubbed to a silvery shine, Mark sails off with Gram for a promised surprise, and finds a nighttime sea full of shimmering moonjellies. The scientific name for the creatures in this story is Ctenophore, they are also called comb jellies or sea gooseberries. In New England they are most plentiful in the late summer. They