Bethany Hamilton

Description:

Since she was a young girl in Hawaii, Bethany Hamilton dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. Yet those dreams nearly vanished when a shark tore off her left arm. In Bethany Hamilton: Follow Your Dreams!, young readers will follow Bethany's recovery from the devastating shark attack as she retakes the surf and waves. Full-color photographs, timeline, and a compelling biographical narrative will engage readers as they learn how Bethany overcame the greatest challenges of her young life. Bethany Hamilton is part of Bearport's Defining Moments: Overcoming Challenges series.

subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction,  Sports & Recreations,  Nonfiction,  Biography & Autobiography,  Surfing,  Shark attacks,  Amputees,  Juvenile literature,  Women surfers,  Biography,  Surfers,  Sharks,  Sharks, juvenile literature,  United states, biography,  United states, biography, juvenile literature,  Surfing, juvenile literature,  Women, united states, biography,  Women, biography, juvenile literature