Shark Girl

On a sunny day in June, 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. Meanwhile there are only questions: Why did this happen? What about her art? What about her life? This striking first novel 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.