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Sara Zarr: Story of a girl (2006, Little, Brown) 4 stars

In the three years since her father caught her in the back seat of a …

Review of 'Story of a girl' on 'Goodreads'

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.