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Daniel Lemes daniellemes — "Once Was Lost," written by Sara Zarr, is the story of a fifteen year old girl named Sam Taylor. Sam has been having a hard time ever since her mother was put into a rehabilitation center after getting a DUI. Meanwhile Sam's father, pastor of Pineview Community Church, struggles to make ends meet at home. Sam feels alone looking at her friends' happy lives with families who seem to have it all together. She doesn't know where to turn and wishes she had someone to talk to about what she's going through. As a pastor's daughter, Sam has always grown up believing, but lately doesn't know what she believes anymore. After the disappearance of Jody Shaw, a girl from her church, Sam finds herself questioning if there even is a God out there. If there is, why would He let something like this happen? "Now, I don't know. This is different than doubt. This is something I've never felt before, a total absence of whatever it is that's made me who I am, on the inside, all my life" (38). Sam battles with doubt, which is a major theme in this book. Other themes include affliction, and finding hope in hopelessness. In my opinion, I think this is a great story that a lot of teenage girls can relate to in some way. This story of one girl's journey in finding her faith is truly inspiring.