"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)

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/10/2007
ISBN: 9780763632076
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.06w x 1.08d
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Winner
Award: Florida Teens Read - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2007 pg. 327
Publishers Weekly 04/16/2007 pg. 49
Kirkus Best Books 05/01/2007 pg. 13
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2007 pg. 278
Booklist 05/01/2007 pg. 81
Kliatt 05/01/2007 pg. 6
School Library Journal 06/01/2007 pg. 140
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2007 pg. 235 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2007 pg. 7 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 362 - Superior,Well Above Average
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 114218 / Shark Girl
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 4