num_pages: 192
description: When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother's best friend—Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and the stifling role of "school slut," she longs to escape a life defined by her past. With subtle grace, complicated wisdom and striking emotion, Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacity for resilience, epiphany and redemption.
language: English
title: Story of a Girl
titlecomplete: Story of a Girl
genres: Audiobook, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Young Adult, High School, Teen, Family, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 17169
places: Pacifica, California
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers