Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

This is the story of a girl who was caught by her father in the back seat of a car having sex with a friend of her brother's. This event marks a turning point in her life, as she is now regarded as the school slut and, in a small town, she is unable to escape both her reputation and the boy who turned his own part of it into a sniggering opportunity to smear her.

While the topic is one that isn't comfortable for me, the handling of the story is good. The characters are realistic and the resolution believable. I wouldn't give this book to young teens, but that's because I am uncomfortable with young teen sex. Still, it is a decent book for older teens and is cautionary in a way - both for the effects on the girl and for the side story about her brother, his young wife, and their baby. The brother and his young family are struggling with the effects of sex, pregnancy, and marriage before they are really able to handle them.

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