Stargirl

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Summary: Stargirl, a modern day Pollyanna
Review: Stargirl is the new girl at school,but not just any girl. Stargirl is charming, delightful and very different. She is almost spellbinding and Leo Borlock is smitten along with practically everyone else at Mica High. Everyone that is but Hillari Kimble. While Hillari fumes the rest of the student body embraces stargirl to the point of imitating her. They even make her a cheerleader. Then Stargirl goes too far, and as much as they embraced her at the beginning of the schoolyear, for the rest of the schoolyear they shun her with a stony silence. Leo has to choose between Stargirl and his friends, and the choice he makes will effect him for the rest of his life. The theme of this novel is non-conformity and the lonliness it brings with it. It is an archetypal story written with some messianic symbolism.

Stargirl is a modern day Pollyanna, and I mean this in the most positive way. She sees good in everyone and finds meaning in the little joys of life. She has an irresistible spirit that spills out and touches everyone she meets. Stargirl has an active imagination and lives part of her life going on mythical adventures. She shares this with Leo when she takes him to the "enchanted place". Unfortunately just like Pollyanna things begin to happen to Stargirl that no amount of positive thinking can overcome. This book is a quirky approach to showing us that it is okay to be a non-conformist even if things don't work out for the best. Remember Jesus.

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Summary: Touching and beautiful
Review: I read from chapter 7 until the end in one sitting, and as the end drew near I was attempting to pull from a hat more pages so the book didn't have to end. When it did, I was close to tears. You want to cry for many reasons, most of which are plot-oriented, but mostly you want to cry because you are not and will never be Stargirl. You will never be that beautiful and free. This is a truth, because although I can relate to her I'll never be her. This is a beautiful book.

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Summary: Fun to read...this stuff really happens
Review: This was a fun book to read about Stargirl. She was new at the high-school and she was a bit eccentric. She grew to be popular a few months after she arrived at the school, and a few months after that, was avoided in the halls. People stopped talking to her and this other boy, who were dating. You'll have to read the book to see how all of this came about, and it's really good. It has some good lessons for life, for example, not to care about what other people think about you. It was a fun book to read, and I loved the characters.

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Summary: A masterpiece.
Review: I had to read this book for a report for school, and let me tell you, I usually loathe having to read books for school. The day I started reading this book, I also finished it. It was so good that I couldn't put it down. I do not know how to summarize such a book as Stargirl. It is one of the most descriptive and unusual books I have ever read. If you are sick of reading boring books, I suggest you get Stargirl. Trust me, you'll be glad you did.

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Summary: Stargirl simply touching
Review: When I read Stargirl it was everyday at the book store after I had done my homework. And i could not turn the page quicly enough. The book is realy based on this girl but it's the guy telling the story. it's about a girl who is very special she plays ulekul or something like that. She wears long flowing dresses. She usses a canvas bag with a painted flower as a school bag. She is nothing but ordinary. She is special she dares to be real to be 100% herself i won't tell anymore of the story so I don't ruin it but it's one off those books that makes you think about where you stand and how you should realy B U. I stongly sugest you read this.!!!!!!

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Summary: For all conformists and nonconformists
Review: My 15 year old daughter and I have both read this book, and agree that it is absolutely wonderful! Stargirl makes you think about why you do the things you do, and how little acts of compassion and joy can improve your world and the world of others.

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Summary: Definetly read Stargirl
Review: This was by far one of the best books i have ever read. it is about a strange girl who enters Mica High. At first peepz are whispering about her but then her popularity starts decreasing . People shun her becuz of her strangeness. A boy named Leo falls in love with her. But he has a choice to make : wut matters more, wut others think or wut she thinks?

i really luved this book and u NEED to read it.

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Summary: Stargirl= wonderful!
Review: I started this book on one day in January, and it was so amazing, i devoured the whole thing in just 4 hours. I just couldnt put it down. Its wonderful that someone can express themselves in such a way that she can, even if it is just fiction, and it is just plain stupid somtimes that people cant express their individuality because they might lose their social status. After i read this,I was in shock for a minute, and then started planning my new priss free self. THIS BOOK IS AMAZING!...

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Summary: Wow...almost the story of my life...
Review: This is an outstanding book! it sort of matches my life story. i was known as the weird one at school, then became popular, then went back to being the weird one. i finally became friends with the popular people and the guys(which was a big step for a 11 year old) and right now i am going into 8th grade as a member of the popular group. i have one or two guys liking me at the moment(which is amazing because ive never been liked before). all that was because of this book. this book gave me the power to speak up and not be afraid to be different. STARGIRL is a very empowering book for anybody, particulary girls.

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Summary: Stargirl is a one of a kind read.
Review: Stargirl Caraway was true to herself. She stood alone in her world of floor-length dresses, pet rat, ukulele music, and nonconformity. But then there was Leo. After Stargirl came to Mica High, she captured the heart of 16-year-old Leo Borlock. Despite her different ways, she started a revolution among the students, and became one of the elite. She was a cheerleader, a trendsetter, an idol, but she was still Stargirl. That never changed.

In time, her new-found popularity began to decrease. Her fellow peers did not appreciate Stargirl intruding on funerals of complete strangers or rooting for the rival team in important games. Stargirl was deemed an outcast, and Leo (now called “Starboy”) was left to choose between a first love and friends. As a desperate attempt to put an end to the hate, Leo pleads with Stargirl to become normal-- “the very thing that can destroy her.”

Jerry Spinelli writes Stargirl with such realism it feels as though you are one of the busy students bustling through the frenzied halls of Mica High School. Spinelli’s Stargirl gives a peek into the teenage mind and the struggles of acceptance we face each and every day.