Shark Girl
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780763646271
Pages
288 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL550L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family Member Death; Single Parent; Physical Disability; single mother; death of father; acquired limb difference/amputation; amputee
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2008 Age (12 and up) Distinguished Books, 2007 Fiction Kids Reading List, 2008 Age (12 and up) Middle and Junior High Schoool Library Catalog, Ninth Edition Supplement 2008, 2008 Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, 2007 School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2007 Senior High Core Collection Supplement to the Seventeenth Edition 2008, 2008 Iowa Teen Award, 2011, Winner South Dakota Teen Choice Award, 2010, Runner Up, Middle School
Keywords
interpersonal relations; self-acceptance; shark attack; friendships; family relations; artists; high school; loss; change; adolescence; new experience; people with disabilities; determination
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bingham, Kelly, "Shark Girl" (2010). Diverse Families. 2053.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2053