Soul Surfer
A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
New York, NY : Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. : MTV Books, 2006.
Format: Book
Edition: MTV books/Pocket Books trade paperback edition.
Description: xvii, 222 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm
The teenage surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003 describes how she has coped with this life-altering event with the help of her faith, the changes in her life, and her return to the sport she loves.
Contents:
Foreword -- Halloween morning -- Roots -- Serious competitor -- Mostly normal life -- Attack -- Dark hours -- Surgery -- Road back -- Why I do it -- Keeping the faith -- Outpouring of aloha -- On being kind of famous -- Back in the waves -- Aftermath -- Part of a plan -- Endnote.
Subjects:
Hamilton, Bethany -- Juvenile literature.
Surfing -- Wounds and injuries -- Hawaii -- Kauai -- Juvenile literature.
Shark attacks -- Hawaii -- Kauai -- Juvenile literature.
Amputees -- Rehabilitation -- Juvenile literature.
Hamilton, Bethany -- Juvenile literature.
Surfing -- Wounds and injuries -- Hawaii -- Kauai -- Juvenile literature.
Shark attacks -- Hawaii -- Kauai -- Juvenile literature.
Amputees -- Rehabilitation -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 960L
ISBN:
1416503463
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Hamilton, Bethany | Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | In |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6.0 5.0 86352.