Story of a Girl
Author(s): Sara Zarr
I was thirteen when my dad caught me with Tommy Webber in the back of Tommy's old Buick, parked next to the old Chart House down in Montara at eleven o'clock on a Tuesday night. Tommy was seventeen and the supposed friend of my brother, Darren.I didn't love him.I'm not sure I even liked him.In a moment Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome its 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.
Product Information
Shortlisted for United States National Book Awards: Young People's Literature 2007.
'This is a thoughtful, well-executed debut from an author who understands how to write for teens' - Booklist 'Zarr convincingly creates a teen trapped by small-minded people in a small town' - Publishers Weekly 'Realistic fiction at its best...an emotionally charged story' - School Library Journal 'This is a hell of a good book' - Chris Crutcher, author
Sara Zarr was raised in San Francisco, went to high school in Pacifica and now lives with her husband in Utah. Story of a Girl is her first novel.
General Fields
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- : Little, Brown & Company
- : Little, Brown & Company
- : 0.2
- : 03 April 2008
- : 216mm X 135mm X 15mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sara Zarr
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 813.6
- : 224
