Story of a Girl

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Sara Zarr: Story of a Girl (2017, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)

224 pages

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2017 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-316-56354-3
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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, The Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacity for resilience, epiphany and redemption.

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3 stars

This is the story about a girl who has sex when she is 13 and becomes completely ostracized by her family and school. She also struggles to help out her older brother who has just had a baby with his girlfriend. I like this book for drawing attention to the double standards teen girls in particular face in regards to sex. I also found the frank descriptions of taking care of a baby to be useful. I really empathized with the heroine and found this a unique and honest read and a good rec for teens. It can be read in one sitting.

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Subjects

  • California, fiction
  • Family life, fiction
  • Interpersonal relations, fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Self-esteem, fiction
  • Sex, fiction