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Jane Arrowood, an aspiring high school artist, goes swimming at her local beach on June |
Jane Arrowood, an aspiring high school artist, goes swimming at her local beach on June 21. While in the water, she was attacked by a shark. Injuries due to this attack lead to doctors having to amputate her right arm. When she wakes from her coma, Jane sees her dreams of becoming a professional artist crushed. She spends nearly a month in the hospital, undergoing therapy, where she meets a young boy, Justin, who has had his leg amputated after a car crash. The two become friends and Justin urges Jane to draw him a picture, though she declines. |
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While she was attacked by the shark, a man took a video of her in the water. This video he then sold to the news, which gained her widespread attention. Flowers, cards, and "Pity Bears" arrive every day while she remains in the hospital, none of which she enjoys. |
While she was attacked by the shark, a man took a video of her in the water. This video he then sold to the news, which gained her widespread attention. Flowers, cards, and "Pity Bears" arrive every day while she remains in the hospital, none of which she enjoys. |
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| Author | Kelly Bingham |
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| Cover artist | Anna Peisl |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, novel in verse |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Publication date | April 10, 2008 |
| Publication place |  United States |
| Media type | Print Hardcover |
| Pages | 276 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7636-3207-4 |
Shark Girl (2007) is the debut novel by Kelly Bingham. It is a young adult novel in verse that tells the story of the fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood who goes swimming at a California beach in June, is attacked by a shark and has to have her right arm amputated. The novel is told mostly through blank verse poetry that is interspersed with news articles about Jane’s attack and letters of encouragement she receives from strangers.
Plot
Jane Arrowood, an aspiring high school artist, goes swimming at her local beach on June 21. While in the water, she was attacked by a shark. Injuries due to this attack lead to doctors having to amputate her right arm. When she wakes from her coma, Jane sees her dreams of becoming a professional artist crushed. She spends nearly a month in the hospital, undergoing therapy, where she meets a young boy, Justin, who has had his leg amputated after a car crash. The two become friends and Justin urges Jane to draw him a picture, though she declines.
While she was attacked by the shark, a man took a video of her in the water. This video he then sold to the news, which gained her widespread attention. Flowers, cards, and "Pity Bears" arrive every day while she remains in the hospital, none of which she enjoys.
Her older brother, Michael, was credited with saving her life. He tied off her arm with the cord from his swimsuit after he rescued her from the water.
Finally, she gets out of the hospital. She returns home, struggling with the fact that she is to never use her right arm again. Jane also loved to cook, something she thinks she no longer can do. She also keeps on trying to draw, but never manages to have her left arm get the circles correct. Jane's friends try to help her get over her awkwardness in public by taking her to public areas.
The story goes on to tell of her difficulties about fitting in, especially with school, but by the end of the book, she accepts who she is. Also, around the end of the book, she finally manages to draw a face that "looks back" at her. These combined allow her to finally overcome her grief.
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