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Stargirl (Readers Circle) | Jerry Spinelli | 5 Stars for Stargirl

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	Stargirl (Readers Circle) Jerry Spinelli Laurel Leaf, 2004 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 867 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of ?Stargirl, Stargirl.? She captures Leo Borlock?s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first.

Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

From the Hardcover edition.

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When my oldest daughter was in fifth grade, we read Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli in our mother-daughter book club. The girls all liked it, but they couldn't really identify well with the issues brought up in the book: What does it mean to be popular in school, can you find friends who accept you for who you are even when you're different from the mainstream, are you strong enough to go against the popular mindset by befriending someone who is different?

The moms on the other hand, got the issues exactly. We remembered all too well the days of junior high and high school when you're not only trying to determine who you are, but also realizing that who you choose to hang out with is a reflection of that. We thought the book was excellently done, and that we had maybe read it when our girls were too young.

This book is recommended on Amazon for ages 10 - 14, but I'm more inclined to agree with the age recommendation by Publisher's Weekly, which is 12 and up.

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5 Stars for Stargirl

**SPOILERS**

An absolutely amazing book. I remember reading it when I was younger and I didn't really understand it all that well. Reading it a few years later, it's so much better. I still hate and always will hate the ending, because Stargirl reads (although I guess Love, Stargirl gives me some hope that it might all be okay, that's next on my reading list!), but still. I think everyone should be a star person. Stargirl is the person everyone should strive to be, the ultimate non-judging good. I love her character to death, she's just great. Leo, on the other hand, was such a nuisance. Come ON, he should have loved her for what she was, and it seemed like he did, until he began his little crusade to change her. Susan's not Stargirl. Susan's just...wrong. He shouldn't have done that. That was a truly bitter ending, and I wish things had ended on a high-note (like maybe she could have delivered the necktie in person).
It's such a true book though. So yeah, maybe none of us have Stargirls in our schools, but don't we wish we did? I know I do. It does illustrate that whole high school popularity contest very well, and I don't think it was exaggerated one bit.
The writing itself was gorgeous. It was detailed, but not so detailed that it was long-winded and b-o-r-i-n-g, it was actually detailed and kept my interest, which is ridiculously hard for a book to do. The descriptions themselves were magical, as was the dialogue. Great book, again, except for the ending. Can't wait to read Love, Stargirl!

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Stargirl gets 5 stars!

I would highly recommend the book Stargirl. It is an interesting book that you just want to keep reading. Stargirl is about a high school student. She is very different and is just her self she doesn't worry about what other people think. She is unlike most high school kids who want to fit in. She is liked and also unliked by her high school. People just don't know how to react to her. She is so different and almost unreal. This intriguing book will hold your attention. I never wanted to put this book down. It is a book that many people could relate to about the high school struggle to just be yourself. I would definitely give 5 stars to Stargirl. :)

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