Everyone remembers the unfortunate girl who was labeled as the “school slut”, but what would it be like to see life from this girl’s perspective? Sara Zarr gives us the unique opportunity to do just that in her ALA recognized first novel. After Deanna starts dating one of her older brother’s friends, and her father catches them having sex in her boyfriend’s car, her reputation in the small town of Pacifica (or pathetica as she calls it) is forever tarnished. She is bullied and targeted wherever she goes, and her family life is no source of comfort. To cope, she forms a plan in which she will work and save money for the first and last month’s rent her older brother needs in order to move out, with the idea that he will take her along. The problem is, he won’t.
5 stars
Publisher: Listening Library
Time: 4 hours 48 minutes
Awards: Best books for young adults (ALA)
Tags: audio recording, book on tape, realistic fiction, ya
Story of a Girl (audio book) by Sara Zarr
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