Shark Girl, Kelly Bingham
Shark Girl, Kelly Bingham
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Shark Girl

Author: Kelly Bingham

Narrator: Kate Reinders

Unabridged: 3 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/12/2013

Synopsis

On a sunny day 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 and kids will whisper, “That’s her. That’s Shark Girl,” when she passes. But right now there are only questions. Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art? What about her life?“A provocative portrait of one girl’s journey.… Powerful without being maudlin or preachy…readers will come to empathize with and respect Jane for her strength and brutal honesty.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Will entice 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)“A poetic and beautiful debut novel.” —Boston Globe

About Kelly Bingham

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 lives in Ellijay, Georgia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on August 14, 2020

SHARK WEEK CONTINUES!!! IT WILL NEVER STOP BEING SHARK WEEK!! roger daltrey may not get fooled again, but for me, it happens time after time. dear books, please tell me when you are going to be poetry. this is Family all over again. this is a book about a girl who loses an arm to a shark attack. A SHARK......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on December 22, 2021

just found a note that I wrote to myself when I was about 11 that this was a 4-star book......more

Goodreads review by Roxanne Hsu on November 25, 2007

I would not call this book a lot of things: I would not call it Novel in Verse; I would not call it inspirational or affecting; I would not call it finely crafted or artistic; I would not call it a Young Adult Novel, even. I could see that this two-hour-or-less and you're done reading a 250+ page bo......more

Goodreads review by Lisa RV on October 25, 2022

Book in verse appropriate for middle and high school. This is a format that I recommend for reluctant readers in my middle school library. I appreciated the unique storyline, the journey the protagonist went through, and the hopeful tone, all of which I feel would appeal to our students.......more

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