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Overview

Now in paperback— 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 the meantime there are only questions: Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art? What about her life? In this striking first novel, Kelly Bingham uses poems, letters, telephone conversations, and newspaper clippings to look unflinchingly at what it’s like to lose part of yourself - and to summon the courage it takes to find yourself again.

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Jane Arrowood was a normal fifteen-year girl with some special talents in the drawing department until that day at the beach when she was attacked by a shark. The resulting loss of her right arm above the elbow nearly kills her and changes her life forever. Compounding the more typical problems a teen might face from such a significant trauma is the fact that she becomes nationally famous, thanks to some thoughtful person who videotaped the whole event and sold it to the news services—why didn't he help her instead of filming it, she wonders? The story is told through a series of free verse musings a la Sonya Sones, letters sent from total strangers offering sympathy and advice, telephone call transcripts, newspaper articles, and e-mails. We are privy to her private arguments with herself about how things could have turned out differently if only she had... While working with the hospital rehab specialist, she is befriended by ten-year-old Justin, whose uncomplicated acceptance of her and his own plans to move on with his life soothe her battered soul. Although I was prepared to dislike this book because of the sensationalistic premise upon which it is based, Jane is in fact an utterly believable and empathetic character struggling with fear about how people will treat her, depression about her future prospects as an artist, doubts and self-pity about "why me," and periods of resolve to get back her life. Family and friends are realistically portrayed as suffering collateral damage yet trying, often imperfectly, to reassure and support Jane. This would be an excellent book for stimulating discussion about disabilities and differences in general, and about recovering from loss. Reviewer: Paula McMillen, Ph.D.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780763646271
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Publication date: 4/13/2010
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 186,728
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.70 (w) x 8.26 (h) x 0.78 (d)

Meet the Author

Kelly Bingham was a story artist and director for Walt Disney Feature Animation before obtaining her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. This is her first novel. Kelly Bingham lives in Ellijay, Georgia.

Read an Excerpt

GHOST

Sometimes I can still feel my right hand,
like a best friend;
weighted,
warm.

Sometimes Mom looks for a tissue or the book lying among my covers and I reach for it,
then I remember I cannot reach with that hand ever again.

Sometimes a prickle crawls across my cheek,
and that right hand tries to rise from the grave,
moved to scratch.
The fingers, palm,
wrist, and arm that I remember don't know enough to know peace.

_______

SHARK GIRL by Kelly Bingham. Copyright © 2007 by Kelly Bingham. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

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  • Posted August 8, 2011

    Buy it!!!

    This book was really good. It makes u appricate wat u hve.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 1, 2011

    Shark girl!!

    This is the best book its sad but inspriaring

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 10, 2010

    Drama Queen

    This book was extremely difficult to read. This story was about a girl who lives through a shark attack and loses a limb. Throughout the book, you read of her thoughts on how she could avoid the accident or all the troubles she's encountering. In other words, she complains the whole time and doesn't appreciate any of the help thats going on around her. I would constantly roll my eyes of how ridiculous the author sounded. We all go through our problems and for me to sit and read about a drama queen, it wasted my time. I do feel sorry for when such events happen to people but I myself am a victim of an unfortunate event that changed my life...But not even I would write a book that sounds so nagging.

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 19, 2012

    Question

    Is this book based on a true story????????????????

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 10, 2012

    Cheeters!!!!!!!!!

    Soul surfer is like...the same!!!!!!BUT BETER!!!!!!JESSIE ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 7, 2011

    Best

    Best book ever written it really brings out the meaning of hope and dreams

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 25, 2008

    Shark Girl Book Review

    Shark Girl, by Kelly Bingham, is nothing short of magnificent. The main character Jane is written so beautifully it is as if I've met her before. Her emotions and thoughts throughout the book are very realistic and detailed that I really felt her pain and the struggles she went through. I'll have to admit, when I first skimmed the book, I was a little skeptical about the poetic free verse format it was written in. It's not something I'm such a big fan of, but the way the author used it gave the words a stronger impact and meaning. This book was about something I had never really thought about before and before reading this book, something I didn't care about either. Now, I have an open mind about how surviving a shark attack, or any life threatening incident, can really affect your life. The author gave incredible imagery and emotion in her writing that it helped me picture what Jane was going through in my own little movie. I enjoyed this book so much I ended up reading it in one day. I highly recommend this book to anybody and promise that you won¿t be left disappointed.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 17, 2012

    This book is nothing short of exceptional. As cliché as i

    This book is nothing short of exceptional. As cliché as it may sound, this made me laugh, and it made me cry. I couldn't put it down, because I felt like if I did, I would miss something. It's inspirational, and it definitely makes you thankful for what you have. I finished this book in about 2-4 days, and once I finished reading it the first time, I read it again! I'm not even a big reader, but this book sparked my interest in reading. It's actually so good, I would be immensely happy if it were turned into a movie. 5 stars for Shark Girl!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 14, 2012

    Was a good and sad book

    Good book and was very sad at the beginning but in the end was really good.

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  • Posted May 13, 2012

    Shark Girl is written by Kelly Bingham. This book is about a fi

    Shark Girl is written by Kelly Bingham. This book is about a fifteen year old girl named Jane Arrowood. Jane is a good artist and loves to draw. She wins a lot of awards for her drawings. One day she decided to go swimming at the beach with her mom and brother. At the beach she was attacked by a shark. She almost died from the attack. She lost her arm above the elbow. This changed her life forever. She had a lot of problems because she thought she could not draw again. People kept telling her draw and she kept saying, “I can’t and I don’t want to draw.” But she would draw secretly and not show people. She drew a picture for a special boy that she became friends with in rehab. It was her birthday present to him. Drawing helped her accept her lost arm. She didn’t want to go to school because she thought people would make fun of her fake arm and call her shark girl. I really liked the book because I thought it was interesting to read about how a girl had to continue her life with one arm. I would recommend this book to teenage girls. I think that we could really relate to this story and the feelings that Jane has.


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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2012

    A must read

    I read it in 2 days tops amazing story just like soul surfer read it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 3, 2012

    Luv

    This was awsom

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 15, 2012

    Hot!

    D

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 23, 2012

    Amazinh g Amazing!!!!

    I could not put this book down!!! It was amazing!!!! :{ )

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 15, 2012

    Sharktooth

    Hello

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 14, 2012

    Snowstorm

    Ok. Goodnight. My mom wants me to spend time with her. Talk to you tomorrow!*kisses Sharktooth and eats the rabbit*-Snowstorm

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  • Posted March 14, 2012

    Jane Arrowood was a regular teen age girl who loved to draw. She

    Jane Arrowood was a regular teen age girl who loved to draw. She had a perfectly typical life until one day on the beach a shark attacked her. She lost her right arm in the process. After this dramatic event, it changes Jane's life forever. She must learn to cope with the changes that come upon her, along with the fact that she becomes naturally famous due to a person that video taped this happeneing. She copes with her struggles and learns to become a brand new person.

    This book was okay! I liked the concept it was pretty interesting but throughout the book it got a little boring... And I didn't really like the way it was written. Not the best book I've ever read, but not bad!

    I would reccomend this book to probably girls. It talks about the struggles a teenage girl has to face, and how she copes with her problems. Good book! :)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 13, 2012

    Ugh

    Weird. Uh hello author person have u heard of bethany hamilton? Plajorism rite here!!!!!!! All in all both books were good but soul surfer was WAY better! Next time, author person, make up ur own story insted of stealing someone else's

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 12, 2012

    Great

    I loved the book. Made you not take stuff fgor granted and keep trying even when its hard. I absolutly love this. I recomend it for ages 12- and up.

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  • Posted March 12, 2012

    Something you just have to read...

    When Jane loses her arm after a shark attack EVERYTHING changes for her. Her whole life is turned upside down and she has to learn how do everything all over again. She lost her art, her privacy, and can't set her thoughts straight through a desperate struggle. Many may think this is copying soul surfer buy it's actually not, the book just takes a different twist on it to show more feeling and depth to a similar story. It wasn't a bad book at all! How would any of you feel if you lost an arm to a shark attack?! Jane doesn't whine through the whole novel and the author is not making her into a drama queen- the authors showing the characters REAL thoughts and thoughts many other people that experienced the same thing would think. It's not making the character whiny- it's making her real. And that's what i like about the book. The character is trying to get used to a whole new life just when she had everything. Overall a must read. It was well written and is recommended for anyone willing to enjoy a heart moving novel. Read it!

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