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| Original Title: | Story of a Girl |
| ISBN: | 0316014532 (ISBN13: 9780316014533) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Pacifica, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (2010), Lincoln Award Nominee (2012), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2007) |
Sara Zarr
Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.66 | 16256 Users | 1748 Reviews
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When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother's best friend—Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of "school slut," she longs to escape a life defined by her past. With subtle grace, complicated wisdom and striking emotion, Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacity for resilience, epiphany and redemption.
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| Title | : | Story of a Girl |
| Author | : | Sara Zarr |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | January 10th 2007 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Teen |
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Ratings: 3.66 From 16256 Users | 1748 ReviewsArticle About Books Story of a Girl
3.5 stars.I've taken quite a few lessons from this book and a couple of fellow GR members; basically, I didn't know how strong puritanical attitudes still are in the United States... or, at least, I didn't realise they are quite so widespread even today. I associated them with small communities that share a very conservative/religious attitude and never imagined these attitudes towards sex to be typical of just your average American town. Well, we learn something new everyday...That aside, IWe all went to highschool with that girl. You know, the slutty one. Maybe she had sex with her boyfriend in the band room after school. Or with multiple guys in the alley behind the grocery store. Or gave head to a member of the soccer team during a party. Or maybe she didn't? But whether she did or not doesn't really matter. Because these sexual gossip stories and labels are how she will be defined by her peers. The Story of a Girl is the story of Deanna Lambert, a girl who was discovered to be
3.5 starsConfession #1: I have a little bit of an Author Crush on Sara Zarr. For me, Zarr's writing style is what I think of when I think 'quality contemporary YA'. It epitomises the kind of style I want in my own writing. (Well, somewhere between Zarr and Marchetta would be nice. And a Ferrari, too, please.) In YA circles she has, as they say, clout. And I just want to be her. Or at least follow her around and watch her write and hope some of her amazingness rubs off on me. Alas, all I can do
Update 6/12/12 I think it's even better upon reread. Adding a starSome books are written about lovable characters who you admire and cheer for. Some are written about flawed characters like Deanna, and the author's purpose in such cases is to make us, readers, not to love, but maybe understand them. I realize why Story of a Girl received such mixed reviews. Not every reader cares to get to know someone like Deanna. She is a loser, she is a bad friend, she is a slut, right? It is so much easier
Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.comHave you ever done something that you wish you could take back? Something that changed your life forever? We've all been there. We've all done something that we regret. Just like all of us, Deanna was once caught doing something that she wasn't proud of. Unfortunately for her, it almost ruined her teen years. Just one dumb relationship, sprinkled with naiveté and trust, and suddenly Deanna finds herself with the vulgar label of the school slut. It
Like her older brother Darren, Deanna is a big disappointment to her father. When in 8th grade Deanna's father caught her with a high school boy in his car. Nothing has been right since. She dreams of moving out with Darren, his girlfriend and their baby and she hopes to help pay for a move with the earnings from her summer job in a pizzeria. She never thought she'd run into Tommy again, but he to works at the pizzeria and is bent on harassing her. Deanna has a lot of issues to work out and
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