When Bethany Hamilton lost her arm in October 2003 to a shark attack, it looked as if the career of one of the world's top amateur surfers was over. But just ten weeks later, she returned to competition in her native Hawaii, vowing never to give up the sport she loves. Now, in 'Soul Surfer', this extraordinary fourteen-year-old recounts her incredible, harrowing story in her own unforgettable voice.
Bethany has already lived more than a lifetime's worth of triumph and tragedy, and she shares every poignant moment in these pages. Readers learn how she rose once again to the challenges of competition after a life-changing event, how she dealt with the maelstrom of media attention, and how she relied on her faith and innate positive thinking to embrace changes that would undo most people.
Written with passion and insight, and filled with thrilling moments of the sport Bethany has come to personify, this is a portrait of heroism that will captivate readers of all ages.
