Story of a Girl (2008) (edit title/settings)

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• Deanna Lambert: A sixteen year old girl and the main character who is trying to start over. Deanna was caught by her dad with Tommy in his car when she was thirteen and regrets it.
• Darren Christopher: Deanna's older brother who lives in the basement with his girlfriend, Stacy, and their young daughter, April.
• Tommy Webber: Tommy Webber is the guy that was caught with Deanna. He was 17 and she was only 13. Every time Deanna sees Tommy she gets scared and wants him gone
• Stacy: Darren's girlfriend. She got pregnant at 18 with April and moved in with Darren because her mother kicked her out. She's hot tempered, sleep deprived, and completely overwhelmed by what her life has become
• Jason: Deanna's best friend, and Lee's boyfriend. Deanna is jealous of him and Lee's relationship because Deanna likes Jason.
• Lee: Deanna's newest best friend. Also, Jason's girlfriend. Her family is very religious.
• Michael Bourret: Deanna's 46 year old boss that is there for Deanna to protect her from Tommy.
• Dee Dee: Deanna's nick name from middle school.
• Tucker Bradford: A senior jock that follows Bruce around.
• Bruce Cowell: A rude senior jock.
• Brenda: One of Deanna's coworkers.
• Mrs. Lambert: Deanna and Darren's mother.
• Mr. Lambert: Deanna and Darren's father who found Deanna and Tommy. After the incident, Mr. Lambert barely interacts with his daughter and barely even looks at her. Deanna misses her relationship with her dad and craves his forgiveness.
• April: Stacy's and Darren's infant daughter.
• Melony Fletcher: Add a description of this character.
• Corvette Kim
• Caitlin Spinelli
• Jolene Hancock
• Dad
• Ray Garton
• Jeremy Walker
• Mr. North
• Robin
• I’d

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• “Same shit, different day.”

  Darren

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• When the remembering was done, the forgetting could begin.

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• sometimes there was no reason to believe in God and you’d look at your life and know it was crazy to feel peaceful but you did anyway, and that was faith.

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• But be ready, when it comes, to decide if you will take the outstretched hand and let it pull you ashore.

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• Forgetting isn’t enough. You can paddle away from the memories and think they are gone.

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• That’s how you know you really trust someone, I think; when you don’t have to talk all the time to make sure they still like you or prove that you have interesting stuff to say.

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• “How am I supposed to find my own way out,” I repeated, tears rolling down my face, “when every time I turn around . . . there’s me?”

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• I know that having faith in your family isn’t the same as God or religion or whatever, but I could kind of get what Lee meant about believing in something when it made more sense not to.

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• What if everyone got another chance after making a big mistake?

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• I, Deanna Lambert, belong to no one, and no one belongs to me. I don’t know what to do.

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• It came down to the smallest things, really, that a person could do to say I’m sorry, to say it’s okay, to say I forgive you. The tiniest of declarations that built, one on top of the other, until there was something solid beneath your feet. And then . . . and then. Who knew?

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• Pacifica
• Terra Nova

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Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Honesty: Honesty is sometimes all people are looking for
• forgiveness: Forgiving your past is hard and hurts, but it is the first step to moving on.
• The Importance of Friendship: True friends are there, no matter what.
• Big Brother: Sometimes the big brother is the best person to go to for advice.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Sara Zarr (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• National Book Award (Finalist, 2007)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This is a book in which a girl struggles with the consequences of sexual activity she was not mature enough to handle. It is very good at demonstrating these problems, and has an important message of forgiveness. However, as befits the material, it does make mention of sexual activity, and has some mature language.

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• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction