Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
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inspiring story
(Updated: June 28, 2026)
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3.0
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3.0
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0.0
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Reader reviewed by Dominique
After losing an arm to a shark, Bethany Hamilton has many challenges to overcome. Read her inspiring story on how she faces her challenges with help from her strong faith in God. Her faith and courage will inspires others to overcome their own obstacles! Her love for surfing has her hiting the waves again to surf!
After losing an arm to a shark, Bethany Hamilton has many challenges to overcome. Read her inspiring story on how she faces her challenges with help from her strong faith in God. Her faith and courage will inspires others to overcome their own obstacles! Her love for surfing has her hiting the waves again to surf!
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Rock on Bethany!
(Updated: June 28, 2026)
Overall rating
4.0
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4.0
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0.0
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Reader reviewed by safia
I can describe this book using these words: motivating, inspiratonal, and awesome.
This book is written by Bethany Hamilton and is mainly about her life as a surfer before and after a shark bit her arm off. It tells of her courage and determination at age 13 when the attack happened and how she learned to cope afterwards. She loses her arm but not her strong faith in God and even continues surfing! Absolutely incredible, it shows you can get over almost any obstacle in life.
I can describe this book using these words: motivating, inspiratonal, and awesome.
This book is written by Bethany Hamilton and is mainly about her life as a surfer before and after a shark bit her arm off. It tells of her courage and determination at age 13 when the attack happened and how she learned to cope afterwards. She loses her arm but not her strong faith in God and even continues surfing! Absolutely incredible, it shows you can get over almost any obstacle in life.
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