Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Nov.01, 2012, under Abuse, Bullying, Girl Drama, Real life, Student Reviews
Review by Margaret
Who would like this book? I think mainly girls that enjoy books about real life problems and that also like books about school problems.
Why? Deanna has a big problem. When she was 13 her own father found her having sex in the back of a car with her brother’s best friend Tommy. Even though she was only 13 when it happened, when she reaches high school everyone already knows about her and what happened. Her brother and his girlfriend are moving out soon, and she doesn’t want to live with her parents anymore, so she gets a job working at the local pizza place to save up money. While she works there, she encounters more problems because guess who works there? Tommy. She has to deal with being made fun of, her father, who hasn’t talked to her since, and her “friends”.
Deanna is a really great character and you really get to know her and connect with her throughout the book. I think that the book itself was really good. It was a little bit of a drama, but also about a girl with real problems that actually happen in real life. Sarah Zarr is a really great writer, and I think that this book is fantastic.
The details: 192 pp. 2007 Review by Margaret R.
