Soul Surfer is Bethany Hamilton’s autobiography that she co-wrote with Sheryl Berk and Rick Bundshuh. It’s basically her life story and her
telling what really happened during her shark attack. If you guys don’t know who Bethany Hamilton is, let me just give a brief summary of her.
Bethany Hamilton is a surfer from Hawaii who has been surfing her whole life, in 2003 she was surfing Halloween at Tunnels with her friend Alana and her family when
she got attacked by a white tiger shark and lost her arm, even though she lost her arm she still continued to surf shortly after her accident. Her story has touched many
people around the world and her life story was made into a movie in 2011 also titled Soul Surfer. AnnaSophia Robb portrayed Bethany in the film and I just wanted to say she did
an outstanding job, I’ve been following Bethany’s story since 2004 and I was happy that they chose such a talented actress to play the role.
I rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars, this book is really well written and even though she co-wrote it with two other people
you can still see that she put alot of effort into telling her story and making the readers captivated by her experiences.
It is really an inspirational read, and I really enjoyed the extra chapters after the book that showed what Bethany is
doing now and how the movie Soul Surfer came to life.
I recommend this book to anyone and everyone! Read this book and learn about how Bethany turned her life around
and kept things positive even after losing an arm. The book is filled with bible quotes and “surfer guides” that will
keep you entertained at all times. I am definitely going to purchase other books written by Bethany! I hope to meet her one day
she is truly such an inspirational person! I hope you all go out and read the book!
Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton
