Table of Contents A BORN SURFER SHARK ATTACK THE ROAD TO RECOVERY 4 8 16 MORE ABOUT BETHANY HAMILTON 22 GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 23 24 24 Red text identifies historical quotes
A BORN SURFER Bethany Hamilton was born February 8 1990 on the island of Kauai Hawaii This is an area known for great surfing Bethany’s parents Cheri and Tom were longtime surfers You’re doing it Bethany Way to go Bethany started surfing with help from her parents when she was 5 years old By age 7 she could surf on her own When she was 8 Bethany started surfing competitively In the summer of 2003 13-year-old Bethany has the biggest win of her life She takes second place in the National Scholastic Surfing Association National Championships NSSA 4
But later that year on Halloween morning her surfing career is put in danger Wanna go surfing Yes I’ll get ready Where are we headed Maybe we should check Pauaeaka I heard it was pretty good there yesterday Pauaeaka is a popular surfing beach not far from the family’s home As Bethany and her mom head out that morning Bethany’s father is also preparing for a big day He is having knee surgery at the local hospital Bethany’s older brothers Noah and Timmy help him get ready Everything will be okay Pops Are you ready to go Dad 5
