Story of a girl, a national book award finalist, is her first novel. This novel for young adults is exactly what its title proclaims the story of a girl, seventeenyearold deanna, as she struggles to put a painful incident from her past behind her and move into a more hopeful future. Sweethearts is her second novel, and, in my opinion, the better of. Story of a girl national book award finalist, sweethearts cybil award finalist, once was lost. Her short fiction and essays have also appeared in image, hunger mountain, and several anthologies. Story of a girl national book award finalist, sweethearts cybil award finalist, once was lost a kirkus best book of 2009 and how to save a life. Ive only read one book by zarr before story about a girl and really disliked it.
Sweethearts by sara zarr speak by laurie halse anderson seems to be considered one of the flagship novels of a new generation of young adult literature, where teens face the real problems in life and deal with them in various successful and unsuccessful ways. Though i greatly enjoyed sara zarr s debut novel, story of a girl, i was even more impressed by her sophomore sweethearts. I liked it so much, in fact, that her first book story of a girl a national book. Sara zarr is the acclaimed author of four novels for young adults. Save a life, what we lost, sweethearts, and the national book award finalist story of a girl. This bittersweet tale is perfect for valentines day. She is the author of how to save a life, what we lost, sweethearts, and the national book award finalist story of a girl. This book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarrs story of a girl fullbodied. Its a compulsive read filled with tension and truth. This book about a former misfit who must face her troubled childhood is dark and engrossing, thanks to zarr s story of a girl fullbodied characters and creative storytelling. Sara zarr was raised in san francisco, went to high school in pacifica, and now lives with her husband in salt lake city, utah. Themes of love and friendship are handled by the author, sara zarr, in an especially unique and realistic manner in sweethearts, which was published in 2008. Cara has to climb the ladder of guys to become the most popular girl in school, in a hilarious.
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