Shark Girl
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After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future.
Publisher:
Cambridge, Mass. : - Candlewick Press
Pages:
276
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780763632076, 0763632074
Language:
English
Awards & Distinctions:
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee, 2010.
Suitability:
Ages 12 and up
Statement of responsibility:
Kelly Bingham
Physical description:
276 p. : 22 cm.
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Add a CommentFor a first novel, this is very good and takes a lot of chances. Takes the romance out of shark attacks, for sure! The narrator's gradual transformation--from a bitter, depressed victim to a particularly mature high schooler who has learned the secret of living well: acceptance of what is--is perfectly convincing. It's a fast read, too, for those who are looking for that kind of thing.
It was painful to read because it was in the format of poetry.
Grade 6 - 11