Bingham hits the mark with her completely realistic portrait of a strong girl coping with emotional difficulties, taking advantage of her format to include a lyricism that might be lost in straight prose. An absorbing, genuine and uplifting tale of a strong girl making difficult decisions.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Multifaceted supportive characters, both young people and adults, add heft to this novel about a courageous young woman intent on re-creating the richness of the life she led before it was so rudely interrupted.
—Booklist Online
Recommend this novel to teens looking for something that falls somewhere between the poetic melodrama of Ellen Hopkins and the soul-searching realistic fiction of Sarah Dessen.
—School Library Journal
It's been a year since the shark attack that took Jane's arm, and with it, everything she used to take for granted. Her dream of becoming an artist is in jeopardy, and part of her wonders if she's duty bound to “give back” by becoming a nurse. Meanwhile, her former crush, Max, reappears in her life, this time as a science tutor, and Jane's old feelings come bubbling to the surface. But Max couldn't possibly be interested in her, could he? And would Jane be better off with the cute boy from her science class, who makes it clear that he'd like to see more of Jane?
Formerly Shark Girl picks up where Kelly Bingham's artful, honest debut novel left off, following Jane as she struggles to remember who she was before she was Shark Girl-and to figure out who she is now.
It's been a year since the shark attack that took Jane's arm, and with it, everything she used to take for granted. Her dream of becoming an artist is in jeopardy, and part of her wonders if she's duty bound to “give back” by becoming a nurse. Meanwhile, her former crush, Max, reappears in her life, this time as a science tutor, and Jane's old feelings come bubbling to the surface. But Max couldn't possibly be interested in her, could he? And would Jane be better off with the cute boy from her science class, who makes it clear that he'd like to see more of Jane?
Formerly Shark Girl picks up where Kelly Bingham's artful, honest debut novel left off, following Jane as she struggles to remember who she was before she was Shark Girl-and to figure out who she is now.
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940172560323 |
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Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
Publication date: | 05/14/2013 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |