The teenage surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003 describes how she has coped with this life-altering event with the help of her faith, the changes in her life, and her return to the sport she loves.

Originally published: New York : Pocket Books ; MTV Books, c2004. Includes interviews with main parties involved in the Soul Surfer movie.

Halloween morning -- Roots -- A serious competitor -- A mostly normal life -- Attack -- Dark hours -- Surgery -- The road back -- Why I do it -- Keeping the faith -- An outpouring of aloha -- On being kind of famous -- Back in the waves -- Aftermath -- Part of a plan -- That was then, this is now -- My movie journal -- Even a surfer can survive Hollywood!