Summary
A teenager struggles through physical loss to the start of acceptance in an absorbing, artful novel at once honest and insightful, wrenching and redemptive.
On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything — absolutely everything — changed. Now she’s counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm, where she knows kids will whisper, “That’s her — that’s Shark Girl,” as she passes. In…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763646271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 076364627X |
| Author: | Kelly Bingham |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2010 |
| Weight: | 261g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 141mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
Critics Review
A provocative portrait…powerful without being maudlin or preachy.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
This engaging read will entice enthusiastic and reluctant readers; the drama of the shark attack will hook them, and Jane’s inner journey will hold them till the end.
—School Library Journal (starred review)
Kelly Bingham
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