Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham

Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham

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.

Bingham, Kelly: - Kelly Bingham is the author of the award-winning novel Shark Girl as well as the acclaimed picture book Z Is for Moose, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. About Formerly Shark Girl, she says, I never thought of writing a sequel to Shark Girl. But over the years, so many readers have written and asked me about Jane. Did she ever see Max again? Did she ever go back to the ocean? Did she choose to be a nurse or an artist? They asked such good questions that I began to wonder about them myself. Kelly Bingham has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. She lives in Ellijay, Georgia.

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ISBN 13	9780763632076
ISBN 10	0763632074
Title	Shark Girl
Author	Kelly Bingham
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published	2007-04-10
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of Iowa Teen Award 2011, Commended for Tayshas Reading 2008, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2010, Short-listed for Golden Sower Award (Young Adult) 2010, Short-listed for Black-Eyed Susan Award (Grades 6-9) 2009, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Young Adult) 2009, Short-listed for Isinglass Teen Read Award 2008, Short-listed for Florida Teens Read 2009
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