Download Soul Surfer A True Story of Faith Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board Bethany Hamilton Rick Bundschuh Sheryl Berk 9781416503460 Books

Product details Age Range 12 - 15 years Grade Level 10 - 12 Lexile Measure 960L (What's this?) Paperback 240 pages Publisher MTV Books; Reprint edition (June 6, 2006) Language English ISBN-10 9781416503460 ISBN-13 978-1416503460 ASIN 1416503463

Soul Surfer A True Story of Faith Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board Bethany Hamilton Rick Bundschuh Sheryl Berk 9781416503460 Books Reviews

• My daughter needed a biography for a 6th grade project. It was tricky finding a biography that was advanced enough yet still appropriate. This was a great compromise. It’s clean and inspiring and a real book that took her a couple of weeks to get through just reading at night.
• Godly without preachy. Wholesome family feeling that you can feel. Down to earth storytelling like she was your best friend that you grew up with. Inspiring, sweet & funny. Wish I could meet her & her family. Takes you through the gammit of before during & after. Very interesting read.
• Great story about a girl who lost her arm, because it got bitten by a shark. However, she never gives up on hope and in God, which is pretty impressive to me, because most likely teenagers would blame God for anything happens that they don't like.
• This is of course several years old and it’s geared for young readers but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Bethany discusses the incident of the shark attack, her hospital stay and how it’s affected her life and surfing. She has a lot of faith which is what got her through as well as the support of her family and friends. Much respect to this young woman. A good, quick and interesting read.
• This is better than I expected. The devotions are encouraging and inspirational. My daughter is a swimmer and several of the mentions of surfing can apply to any sport. I think this book would be good for any teen/tween girls, but is especially meaningful to athletes.
• I was looking for an appropriate biography for my 6th grade daughter's book report assignment when I came across this book. She really enjoyed it and it was definitely age appropriate. The story was inspiring and entertaining. My daughter isn't a big fan of reading to begin with, but she really enjoyed this book.
• Bethany is an inspiration to all! I'm glad I got this book and not the original. In this book she goes behind the scenes of her movie "Soul Surfer". At the end of the book she keeps a journal of the whole movie experience. From picking out the actors to the day the movie was released. It's so awesome to see whole process! I love how she was so open about her faith and just laid it out black and white, plain and simple. Even while filming the movie she would constantly tell the director(Sean McNamara) to keep her faith as the main focus of the movie. Not only did she want to be a inspiration to the world but she wanted to do it through Jesus Christ. This is a book for all ages. Even if she wrote this as a teenager she has the maturity and wisdom that goes way beyond that. I'm 22 years old and I found this book so compelling. I could not put it down! I to am a Christian and in this world we live in it so easy for girls to sell themselves out, especially being in Hollywood. Bethany said in her book that she wants to continue to stay humble and be a good example to young girls out there, even after being famous. How cool is that! Not only has this surfer shown how talented and ambitious she is but, she got to show the world that with Jesus all things are possible! Thanks Bethany! )
• This was a good book to read, I enjoyed hearing her story and how she made it through the experience and grew from it. Some of it was very obviously written by a very young author, but if she's telling in her own words then that's how it should be.