Shark girl 2007 is the debut novel by kelly bingham. Listen to formerly shark girl audiobook by kelly bingham. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shark girl. Shark girl is a powerful and touching narrative that shares janes. Download or stream formerly shark girl by kelly bingham.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. At first, jane feels as though she is maybe half of who she once was maybe even less but as she attempts to regain control of her life and regrasp her talents, she starts to. Shark girl wellwritten books can turn you into something different from others, because the article will keep you from lazing around and maintaining. Download formerly shark girl audiobook by kelly bingham. Formerly shark girl picks up where kelly binghams artful, honest debut novel left off, following jane as she deals with a career choice should she give back by trying to become a nurse, or is art an equally valid calling. This book trailer was created by robin henry, who is the librarian at wakefield high school in frisco, tx. Do you need to know where i got the idea for shark girl.
Shark girl themes kelly bingham this study guide consists of approximately 60 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of shark girl. Recipient of an mfa in writing for children and young adults, kelly bingham lives in. Shark girl kindle edition by kelly bingham author 4. Shark girl by kelly bingham overdrive rakuten overdrive. Created by girls of summer view on girls of summer share. The shark girl book series by kelly bingham includes books shark girl and formerly shark girl. On a sunny day in june, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteenyearold jane arrowood went for a swim. I truly wanted to like this book, it was great and truly inspirational but i didnt. As she struggles to cope with her new disability, along with her depression and.
Shark girl by kelly bingham, april 10, 2007, candlewick edition, hardcover in english. After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteenyearold jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her daytoday life and her plans for the future. Formerly shark girl ebook by kelly bingham rakuten kobo. Shark girl by kelly bingham is a novel written in verse about a girl who loses her arm during a shark attack. The writing and characterization were okay, but my main concern regards the plot. I liked this book because it showed that anything can happen to anyone. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Shark girl by kelly bingham is 95% verse novel, with news clippings, letters, and phone conversations interspersed. It is a young adult novel in verse that tells the story of the fifteenyearold jane arrowood who goes swimming at a california beach in june, is attacked by a shark and has to have her right arm amputated. I have read the second book already i love all her books. I love books about shark attacks andor recovering from a shark attack, so of course i had to read this. Jane was a promising artist, and contends with the loss of her drawing ability along with the emotional shock and fear of returning to school.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Its written in a way that almost makes it seem like the book consisted of a bunch of poems. A teenager struggles through physical loss to the start of acceptance in an absorbing, artful novel at once honest and insightful, wrenching and. Despite the fact that there were many people around, the only person to help her was. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Yes jane, a fifteen year old girl, gets attacked by a shark when her and her family go to the beach one summer day. Now shes counting down the days until she returns to school with. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Shark girl hardcover april 10, 2007 by kelly bingham author 4. Kelly bingham was a story artist and director for walt disney feature animation before obtaining her mfa in writing for children and young adults from vermont college. See the complete shark girl series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Goodreads on facebook goodreads on twitter goodreads on instagram goodreads on linkedin download app for ios download app for android. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Formerly shark girl picks up where kelly binghams artful, honest debut novel left off, following jane as she deals with a career choice, family changes, and her first real romance. About shark girl this engaging read will entice enthusiastic and reluctant readers. Formerly shark girl by kelly bingham, paperback barnes. On a sunny day in june, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen. Shark girl audiobook free shark girl free books slideshare. She faces many challenges with her new disability, but through it all she is the same jane she always was. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. A teenager struggles through physical loss to the start of acceptance in an absorbing, artful novel at once honest and insightful, wrenching and redemptive. Written by kelly bingham, audiobook narrated by kate reinders. Read shark girl by kelly bingham available from rakuten kobo.
Fiction after a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteenyearold jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her daytoday life and her plans for the future through poems, letters, and news articles, jane. On a sunny day in june at the beach with her mom and brother fifteenyearold jane arrowood went for a swim. Profanity is present but fairly mild, and there is discussion of having boyfriends, kissing them, etc. This book trailer was designed for an educational class assignment. Kelly bingham is the author of the awardwinning novel shark girl, as well as z is for moose, illustrated by paul o.
Kelly bingham, kate reinders, candlewick on brilliance audio. Kelly bingham is the author of the awardwinning novel shark girl as well as z is for moose, illustrated by paul o. Recipient of an mfa in writing for children and young adults, kelly bingham lives in ellijay, georgia. Formerly shark girl by kelly bingham overdrive rakuten. The book shark girl is about a girl who gets attacked by a shark. The novel is told mostly through blank verse poetry that is interspersed with news articles about janes attack and letters of. In this striking first novel kelly bingham uses poems letters telephone. The plot was great, but i was a little disappointed with the format of this book. The moment i opened shark girl by kelly bingham, i was hooked. Shark girl ebook by kelly bingham 9780763654474 rakuten kobo. Parents need to know that there is graphic description of the physical, mental, and emotional trauma of a 15yearold girl being attacked by a shark and having her arm amputated. I watched the movie over the holidays and decided i would read the book. After jane wakes from a coma after having her right arm amputated, she must relearn everything she once knew as she continually questions why this happened to her.
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