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Jane Arrowood In The Book 'Shark Girl'
In the book, Shark Girl, a challenge was given to a brave 15 year old girl named Jane Arrowood. When she was swimming at the beach, out of the blue a shark attacked her and injured part of her right arm. After waking up from a ten day coma in the hospital, she continuously asks herself, “why did this happen? Why me?” She receives abundant letters from random people who feel pity for her. Instead of appreciating it she gets annoyed of all the attention given to her and wishes to be left alone. In the hospital she meets a boy named Justin who his leg was being amputated. After Jane leaves the hospital she’s scared that her priorities of drawing and having the life of a teen have changed completely but wants to find a way to still achieve them
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