夏威夷少女自传《灵魂冲浪》

    This autobiography* was written by a 14-year-old surfer* girl who had the terrible experience of being attacked by a shark during surfing.

    Her parents are also surfers and she is their youngest daughter. She grew up in a surfing-lover family with two brothers who also love surfing. They live in Hawaii* where they can enjoy surfing every day.

    One day, morning came as always, and she went to the beach with her mother. Waves were small on that day, it was sunny and she happened to meet her best friend there, so she decided to go into the water. This led to the whole horrible experience.

    At the time she was attacked by the shark, she was only 13. However she stayed calm.

    In the book, she describes all that happened and her feelings at the time, as well as her feelings for surfing and for her family and friends before and after the attack.

    She lost most of her left arm in the accident. Since that day, she’s had surgery* twice and she thought that she would not be able to surf with only one arm. She started thinking what else she wanted to do in her future.

    However, she had second thoughts before she got out of hospital, and decided to continue to surf. With support from her family, friends, and all others who love her, she finally managed to get back to the water.

    Now a surfing competitor, she also encourages people by telling her story and doing volunteer work. (SD-Agencies)