sign in| help
Search advanced search
 
Books
Search:
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

Shark Girl
  • Rated 0 stars
Read Shark Girl

Shark Girl (2007) (edit title/settings)

by Kelly L. Bingham (Author) (edit contributors)

Share this book on:
see page history

Description edit see section history

One sunny day, at the beach with her mom and older brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood goes for a swim. And then everything absolutely everything changes. 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 --... read more

Summary edit see section history

this is about one girls fate how she was bitten by a shark and they had to amputate her right arm. She faces some challenges. she has already picked many things to do in life but that all changes in a snap

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Jane: A girl who learns to live with an amputation on her right arm after a shark attack, and is trying to live a normal life
  • Michael: Jane's older brother who goes to college and doesn't baby Jane like other people, and teases Jane
  • Mom: Jane's mother who tries to do everything for Jane after the surgery, and is trying to balance work and taking care of her family
  • Rachel: Jane's best friend who is understanding compared to all the others, and is always there for her
  • Justin: A little boy Jane meets in the hospital who lost both of his legs and Jane begins to have a connection with him and they are both in recovery .
  • Mel: Jane's shrink who she goes to see after the amputation
  • Angie: One of Jane's friends.
  • Hannah: Its about a girl who goes swimming with her brother and mom and she goes about 5 feet out and gets attacked by a great white shark! But after she gets her arm amputated people keep sending her gifts and letters and she doesnt want them.
  • Lindsey: Strong young adult who is in High-School and she has a brother and her parents are divorced?
  • Mabel: Jane's white, curly haired dog.
  • Max: The boy who Jane likes, and dreams about
  • Ben: Add a description of this character.
Show all 12 characters
Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • The Beach: The area where her arm is bitten off by a shark.
  • The hospital: The place where she spends most of her time while the doctor's fix her arm.
  • Jane's home: It explains itself!

First Sentence edit see section history

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

Table of Contents edit see section history

Note that there aren't any chapters- but parts.

Part One- Starts at page 1
Part Two- Starts at page 85
Part Three- Starts at page 195

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 15 in 2010-2011 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Followed by The Compound.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kelly L. Bingham (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7636-3207-6
Page Count: 276

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

12-15 will be a good age to read this book. Also, it is written in verse, so a more advanced reader would have a minimum amount of difficulty with this book.

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.

© 2006-2012 Shelfari | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy

Close