Shark Girl (novel)
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Shark Girl is the debut novel
by Kelly Bingham. It is a young adult novel in verse that tells the story of the fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood who goes swimming at a California
beach in June, is attacked by a shark and has to have her right arm amputated. The novel is told mostly through blank verse
poetry that is interspersed with news articles about Jane’s attack and letter of encouragement she receives from strangers.
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
by Kelly Bingham. It is a young adult novel in verse that tells the story of the fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood who goes swimming at a California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
beach in June, is attacked by a shark and has to have her right arm amputated. The novel is told mostly through blank verse
Blank verse
Blank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It has been described as "probably the most common and influential form that English poetry has taken since the sixteenth century" and Paul Fussell has claimed that "about three-quarters of all English poetry is in blank verse."The first...
poetry that is interspersed with news articles about Jane’s attack and letter of encouragement she receives from strangers.