Z Is for Moose

While I Was Away

Stella Díaz Has Something to Say

Jimmy Butler: A Little Big Dreamers Biography

The Only Road

Excuse Me! A Book All About Manners

Santiago's Road Home

The Story of Maya Angelou

Shark Girl

On 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.

age range: 12 yrs and up
grade range: Grade 7 and up

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Z Is for Moose

Paul O. Zelinsky, Kelly Bingham, 2012

While I Was Away

Waka T. Brown, 2021

Stella Díaz Has Something to Say

Angela Dominguez, 2018

Jimmy Butler: A Little Big Dreamers Biography

Jimmy Zabel, 2023

The Only Road

Alexandra Diaz, 2016

Excuse Me! A Book All About Manners

Nancy Johnston, Cathy Drinkwater Better, 2001

Santiago's Road Home

Alexandra Diaz, 2020

The Story of Maya Angelou

Tiffany Obeng, 2023