Stargirl

A book about being yourself.

"Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli, is an exhilarating fiction novel. My opinion on this heart-felt novel was that it was not at all ordinary. It is an intriguing book, but people may get in to the story a lot more than I did. You would need to be able to follow Leo, the main character, as he goes through high school. Kevin, Stargirl, and Leo go to an ordinary high school in Arizona in modern day. Susan, also known as Stargirl, comes into a school where nobody likes her. She plays her ukulele every day with her pet rat. She annoys half the people she meets, but she is confident about herself. She tries to make new friends but everything turns out wrong. The kids judge her by her looks and her actions. Stargirl eventually meets a boy named Leo, who is an ordinary boy. He has a lot of friends also. She can talk her problems out with Leo because he feels bad for her at first. Being the only person she talks to, Leo understands where she's coming from, and is a friend to her. Stargirl undergoes a change. She starts wearing brand names and makeup to fit in and try to be popular. Throughout the whole book, Leo is telling the story. The tone and language is normal, how we would speak today in school. Some young adults may like this book more than adults. There is a lot to follow within the book. There is romance and adventure in the book. I would recommend this book for all ages.

23 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

Amazing Read!

I love this book! Stargirl and Leo are such realistic characters. All girls seem to like the same music and dress the same way and talk the same and act the same but then you meet Stargirl who is unique and looks at things different. And doesn't care what people think about her. I think that anyone who gives this book a chance will love it from the start to finish.

8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Stargirl

"Stargirl" is a book written by one of the most talented writer.
It starts with mysterious girl, Stargirl(Susan) transferring to Mica high-school, Arizona.
Book Stargirl is about a girl and a boy on their high-school life
She wears 1950's and plays a ukulele on every birthdays.
And there is Leo, an ordinary boy who wants to be ordinary.
Stargirl was always home schooled, she was a bright kid thinking that everyone likes her.
After few problems(read the book) Leo becomes Stargirl's girlfriend.
Then, Leo, told Stargirl that NOBODY likes her.
After few days Stargirl was gone.
One day, she changed her name Susan, and her apperance.
After graduating Susan went.
Susan left everything behind her, friends, memories, Leo.
I really enjoyed this book, it was one of my favorite book.
I strongly suggest this book, its a really good book for teenagers^^

8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Well worth reading

Review by Jill Williamson

Leo Borlock hears the rumors first. A new girl. Previously homeschooled. Weird. Even weirder: her name is Stargirl. Then he sees her. She looks like she¿s wearing her grandma¿s wedding dress, and she carries around a ukulele and serenades anyone unlucky enough to have a birthday.

Leo¿s first goal: to get Stargirl to appear on the show Hot Seat, the in-school TV show that Leo produces and directs. But Stargirl doesn¿t react like a normal student either. She doesn¿t seem bothered by people who make fun of her, she cheers for both football teams¿even when the home team is losing¿and she wraps the school body around her finger. At first.

But then things start to go bad. People start to ignore her, shun her, and treat her horribly. Leo¿s TV show goes so badly he can¿t possibly air it, because he¿s fallen in love with Stargirl. The only solution Leo can come up with is for Stargirl to be like everyone else. Be normal. But that could be the worst advice of all.

What a surprisingly fun story. I loved Stargirl¿s confidence and love for everyone. She is a strong person who challenges other students to be who they want to be and not necessarily go with the flow all the time. Sometimes high school can feel like a prison. Students can feel like they have to act a certain way or face ridicule. Life isn¿t meant to be lived that way, and Stargirl knows that. She does get hurt by it eventually, for let¿s face it, no one can be more ruthless that a bunch of high schoolers set on bringing someone down. But Stargirl bounces back, I think, because she likes who she is and she realizes that restraint is not a bad thing. She can still be her loving self but not force it on others. Stargirl is not a Christian, and may practice New Age or some other meditative religion, so take that into consideration. But the moral of the story is fabulous and well worth reading.

5 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

My favorite book

Some mean girls and i were talking about stargirl and they said they hated it. I started cracking up laughing because,thy cant undrstand the beauty of a person. Not being afraud to show who you are!!!!! This is my favorite book. At first, i thought it would be weird for a man to write it and leo to be the main character, but it qorked perfectly well. Amazingly well written. Too bad there isn't a third one though Delaney

4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

stargirl

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli is a fictional novel. This novel was very good. It was exciting but also sad at times. The main character was very amusing. She always did something crazy. This took place in Mica, Arizona during modern time. Stargirl Caraway was the star of Mica High School. Then, the tables turned and everyone hated her. They ignored her and they didn't even look at her, even when she was doing something exciting.
Stargirl kept on playing the ukulele to people on their birthday. Also, she kept on wearing weird and bold clothes no matter what people said to her. She also kept on cheering for the other team when the other team scored even when her teammates yelled at her and told her to sit down. The author uses a lot of funny words. That makes the story funnier and even easier to read. It makes you want to keep on reading to see what else happens in his novel.
People who like comedy should read this novel because it is funny. Also, people who like drama and romance because there is romance between the two main characters in this novel.

4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Odd

It confused me big time....

3 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

She does not shed tears, but light...

Books are good. I love books, actually, they're close to breathing on my scale. But out of the, say, a zillion books published each year, stamped with ink and piled accordingly in bookstores across our nation...how many are life changing? Realistic that's it's almost scary? and so emotional that you'll cry for an hour after closing the cover for the last time?
Stargirl did all these things, and more. It is truly a once in a lifetime book. It's beautiful, it's simple yet complex, it's life changing and life altering. The first time i read it (about a year or two ago) I cried in my bed for an hour after finishing it. It's just that touching, that beautiful, that emotional. I loved it. It's a book that cries to be re-read, treasured, passed down, and most of all...applied. stargirl carries a lesson all of us FAIL to redeem...be, your, self. No matter what others think. No matter what others do, or say. No matter how people try to suufocate your most precious dreams.
The story is simply enough. Stargirl, a homeschooler, attends a publci school in Arizonia. She is decidely different, in every way from her made up chosen name to her costumes as clothes rules. She is kind to everyone. She loves her neighbor as herself. she does deeds to strangers. She loves those who kill her. Leo meets her, falls in love...but cannot accept her. Slightly, but barely. The rest, dear reader, you'll have to find out for yourself. It's too amazing to give away even a minor spolier. I will say, that if you decide, after reading this humble review, to pick up this book, know that your life will NOT be the same after you finish it. It's a warning. This book alters your life.
Jerry Spinelli has a gift others dare to find. He can translate life simply, beautifully, not to mention without all the usual Young Adult gunk and junk (none of that is found here, so you know) in a way that's oringinal, realistic, and most of all...touching. This book is touching. And a tearjerker. I cannot reccomend this book more. It's a classic.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

no

hated it never again

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

WORST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!

This book was rlly bad and freakixng weiird

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

I love stargirl PLease read this confusing in the begining but gets soooo much better

Very weird in the beginning it was hard to understand but once i got the rythem of the chapters i fell in love. It tells us that maybe daring to be different from our peers isn`t all that bad that falling for someone that isn`t just like you may just be the best way to go. I fell in love with stargirl and every weird thing about her it is and will forever bea unforgettable read

Allie t.

2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great

What a greaaaat book!!!!! It took me one day to finish this book it was sooo good. Everyone should read this book. After you read this you need to read Love Stargirl.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Awesome Book!!

I am currently reading this book and I can not put it down for a second. It is sweet, humorous, sad, and enjoyable rolled into one. Adults and kids should read this book. It is a very heart-warming story and will make you cry. I know I do when I read it. Thanks Jerry Spinelli!! You are a wonderful writer!! You are my influence on my book!!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Best book

This is one of the best books jerry spinelli wrote full of passion , unqniess .so well done jerry and keep writing books like this. :))))))))))))))))))))))))(:)<3

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I picked this up when i was about 14. (im 25 now) I have to say

I picked this up when i was about 14. (im 25 now) I have to say it is one of the more memorable books ive read. I still am holding on to my copy of this book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

So Sad, But I Keep Going Back to it.....

Stargirl is a depressing, sweet story, but one that touches the souls of all the Starpeople out there who are trying to bring joy to sadness, laughter to tears, love to uncaring, peace to troubles, and most of all, uniquity to the conformed, identical world we live in now. I keep rereading it even though I already know how it ends.... -S

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

10000000 STARS!!!!!!!I LOVE STARGIRL!!!!!!!!!

Bet book ever. Period. A must read. It has crazy plans romance and will have you laughing one second and in tears the next. Truly amazing and recomended to all age's. I apsolutly love this book and will read it over and over. The best book ever!!!!!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I read it at age 12, and now at 18 it is still one of my favorit

I read it at age 12, and now at 18 it is still one of my favorite books. As it gets easier to read, you fall in love with the characters even more.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

WORST BOOK EVA

Worst book ive ever read i through it away practically in the middle(Okay,gave it to value village)Dont say its a waist of money cause i got it at a book sale at my school for 10¿ so ya bye bye

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.