{"product_id":"shark-girl-isbn-9780763632076","title":"Shark Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This engaging read will entice enthusiastic and reluctant readers; the drama of the shark attack will hook them, and Jane’s inner journey will hold them till the end.\" — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything — absolutely everything — changed. 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 — that’s Shark Girl,\" as she passes. In the meantime there are only questions: Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art? What about her life? In this striking first novel, Kelly Bingham uses poems, letters, telephone conversations, and newspaper clippings to look unflinchingly at what it’s like to lose part of yourself — and to summon the courage it takes to find yourself again.A provocative portrait…powerful without being maudlin or preachy.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis engaging read will entice enthusiastic and reluctant readers; the drama of the shark attack will hook them, and Jane’s inner journey will hold them till the end.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cb\u003eKelly Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e 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. This is her first novel. Kelly Bingham lives in Ellijay, Georgia.GHOST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes\u003cbr\u003eI can still feel my right hand,\u003cbr\u003elike a best friend;\u003cbr\u003eweighted, \u003cbr\u003ewarm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes\u003cbr\u003eMom looks for a tissue\u003cbr\u003eor the book\u003cbr\u003elying among my covers\u003cbr\u003eand I reach for it,\u003cbr\u003ethen I remember\u003cbr\u003eI cannot reach with that hand \u003cbr\u003eever again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes\u003cbr\u003ea prickle crawls across my cheek,\u003cbr\u003eand that right hand tries to\u003cbr\u003erise from the grave,\u003cbr\u003emoved to scratch.\u003cbr\u003eThe fingers, palm,\u003cbr\u003ewrist, and arm\u003cbr\u003ethat I remember\u003cbr\u003edon't know enough\u003cbr\u003eto know \u003cbr\u003epeace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301170008293,"sku":"NP9780763632076","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763632076.jpg?v=1767736471","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/shark-girl-isbn-9780763632076","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}