Story of a Girl Resources

Websites

First Things First: The Author

And she's got a big ol' website, full of blogs and podcasts and things.

Second Things Second: Story of a Girl

Here's the page that's specifically about the novel. Not bad being nominated for a National Book Award the first time out, huh?

Articles and Interviews

We Love it When Authors Have Podcasts

And Sara Zarr has one. It's called This Creative Life, and she interviews other authors.

There's Also the Readin' Kind

Want to read another author's interview with Zarr? YA novelist Cynthia Leitich Smith's got your hookup.

Video

You Don't Have to be Brad Pitt to Get a Trailer (By Which We Mean the Video Kind)

Here's the teaser trailer Little Brown made for Story of a Girl and other books by Zarr.

Write Awesome YA, Go to Awesome Conferences

Here's Sara Zarr being a rock star the at American Library Association WriteOnCon.

Sara Zarr Explains it All to You

What's the difference between pacing in YA and adult novels? Sara's answer may surprise you.

Audio

Audiobook of a Girl

Would you rather use your ears than your eyes? Here's the audiobook version of Story of a Girl.

Images

Sara Zarr Likes Heart-Shaped Cookies

So much so that she has one on the cover of her latest book, Sweethearts.

Sara Zarr Also Likes Hot Sauce

But probably not on her heart-shaped cookies.

And While We're on the Subject of Food…

Pacifica State Beach really does have the world's fanciest Taco Bell.