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Alecia Alleyne

Story of a Girl:

By Sara Zarr

            I would definitely recommend this book to anyone boy or girl. I liked this book because it depicts the true aspects in the life of an average teenage girl. It does not sugar coat tough situations and beautifully illustrates the hard ships of a normal life. The main character in this book is Deanna Lambert who is a distraught teenager who longs to feel wanted and belonging to someone else. When she was thirteen years old her father caught her in the back of Tommys (age 17) Buick. Before that night she was daddys little girl and they had a great father daughter bond, he cherished her and she cherished him, they understood each other. After that he could not even look her in the eye, he was ashamed of her and in a way disowned her. She was known as the eighth grade skank and was constantly harassed and talked about in school. Her father had lost his job and was angered that after working at the company for 16 years he had been layed off. Her older brother Darren had gotten his girlfriend Stacy pregnant and they had April, a beautiful little girl. Now they are living in Darrens parents basement and are miserable. Deanna has dreams of saving allot of money up and she, Darren, Stacy and April will escape and live together. Deannas father views both of his children as a disappointment and hates Stacy because of her decision to keep the baby. Deannas mom is always trying to rekindle the love her family once shared, she is and optimist. Deanna only has two friends Jason and Lee. Her friendships will be tested. Now that she is working at the same place as Tommy, will she once again fall a victim to his innocent charm or will she be able to respect herself? Will Lee forgive her and be able to hang on to their friendship? Will her and her fathers relationship ever be able to return to how it was? Will Stacy ever return home? Will Darren, Stacy, April and possibly Deanna ever move out? To find the answers to all of these questions you should read this depictive and realistic book that leaves no stone unturned.