Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

Zarr, Sara. Story of a Girl. New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2007. ISBN: 0-316-01454-0

Deanna is the school slut. Well, at least that is what everyone thinks. Her dad caught her hooking up with her 17 year old brother's best friend when she was just 13. Of course the story got around, all the different versions of it, except Deanna's. This one mistake has defined Deanna over the past few years. Defined her to her friends, her classmates, her family and even to herself. Through writing in her journal she is able to put her past behind her, make amends with the boy who started the rumors and maybe even start to make amends with her family.

National Book Award Finalist