Stargirl

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Summary: Stargirl
Review: This book was incredibly amazing. It combined humor and fantasy. The best part about Stargirl is the way the characters change in the story. I feal that you also learn a lesson from this book. Since having read this story I feel that I have learned that it is very important to be yourself no matter what the rest of the crowd thinks. Also, in this book you learn about the importance of giving to others without needing to have any repayment or recintion. This is a wonderful book that would be loved by the whole family young or old because we all still have lessons to learn.

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Summary: Mikey
Review: Dribble, Dribble! Sis Boom Bibble! We don't nibble! That is one of Stargirl's favorite phrases. Leo Borlock is a normal kid; he even has his own porcupine necktie collection. He receives a porcupine necktie from a stranger that didn't leave their name. Stargirl is an alien at her school. She is one friend, her pet rat named Cinnamon. She loves it to death! Stargirl did many strange things, like cheering for the other team at football games. In the end Stargirl has a hard time keeping her friends. The book was good for the most part, and sometimes exciting. The book was easy to relate too. I recommend reading this book if you want to read a book about a strange individual.

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Summary: Stargirl is such a good book! Every teen should read it!
Review: Stargirl is a totally awesome book that every teen should read. This book is a story about popularity, and how important it is to be popular, and how it is important to be yourself. The plot of this book is a homeschooled girl, Stargirl Caraway, starts going to Mica Area High School. MAHS is a typical American high school. Most people at that school act just like one another. Stargirl is very unique, and she amazes the other students. They at first like her, but then suddenly they don't. Stargirl, though, has a crush on the story's narrator, Leo Borlock. Leo likes Stargirl, too, but if he goes out with her, everyone at MAHS would shun him, like they shun Stargirl. What will Leo choose, popularity or going out with Stargirl?

Stargirl is such a great book! This book talks about issues that are very real to teens, such as popularity, trying to be yourself, and going out. Stargirl is a nice girl who tries to do good things for people, but not a lot of people like her. Reading this book totally made me think about how I am to people who are not like me at my school. At first, reading this book, I thought people at my school wouldn't be as mean to new people as the characters are to Stargirl. But reading this book made me change my opinion. People at my school, unfourtanately, WOULD be that mean, and probably not know it. Reading this book really shows how that meanness affects others, and shows a very real view of teen life. I think I now am a little less judgemental of people after reading this book. It is a sad book, with a very great story and message. I very, VERY highly reccomend Stargirl.

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Summary: Decent
Review: I thought that Stargirl was a 3 star book. The ideas that the book put forth were very realistic and I could relate them to my life. However, I didn't think that the book was very interesting. I think the plot should have had more action in it and some weird twists and turns along the way. It was a very heartwarming book but it just needed something more.

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Summary: A really great book
Review: One of the best books I have ever read is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. There are several reasons why I like this book . To begin with, Stargirl , the main character , is not afraid to be herself. She plays the ukulele, wears clothes from a long time ago, and sings " Happy Birthday" to everyone on his or her birthday. Next, it shows the importance of how you should not care what other people think. Whenever people make fun of Stargirl for how different she is, she just keeps on laughing and smiling like nothing happened . Last, the book is really funny. At one part in the book, a snobby girl stands up to Stargirl, but she pulls out her ukulele and starts singing to her ! I actually laughed out loud while reading this great book. So if you ever want a really interesting and good book to read, pick up Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, and you won't be able to put it back down.

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Summary: Stargirl
Review: Stargirl Random House Inc., 2000, 186 pp, $8.95
Jerry Spinelli ISBN 0-375-82233-X

Leo is a regular boy in a regular school with regular friends. He likes collecting porcupine neckties ever since his grandpa gave it to him as a going away present. Then one day he gets a porcupine necktie from an anonymous person, and that's when his life changes. The first day of school he hears everyone talking about a new girl in school. Then he finally sees her and he is shocked because she dresses odd, doesn't wear makeup, and has a ukulele. At first everyone in the school gets along with her well, and she joins the cheerleading club. Hillari Kimble, another cheerleader, thought Stargirl was a scam. She thought Stargirl was a nutcase and maybe Stargirl's odd behavior would help make students go to the games or join in on clubs. Later on everyone starts hating her because she cheers for both teams not just their school team. Leo and his friend Kevin want to put her on Hot Seat and when they do, things go horribly wrong.
Stargirl is an excellent book and I myself thought it was pretty good. I liked that they show laughter, excitement, sadness, and more. I also liked that the author described the book in good detail. How Stargirl was different from everyone else and how she wanted to be different because she didn't want to have a normal life. She didn't want to dress the same, act the same, and talk the same way everyone else did. She wasn't afraid of embarrassment or what people thought of her, she just wanted to be herself. I recommend this book to people who aren't afraid to be themselves and I hope you like this book and enjoy reading it because I know I did.

Ernesto Martinez

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Summary: Interesting Book!
Review: The first day of school all Leo heard was "Did you see her?" "What is she doing here?" "Does she belong here?" But Leo was wondering who she was until lunch. He saw her and he told his best friend Kevin "Who is she?"

That was a part of Star Girl it sound really interesting write but it really isn't because it ends up being boring in the middle then good at the way end like when it almost ends.

I did want to put it down but I could not because my mom did not let me so I read it all. In a way it was interesting and another it was not.

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Summary: Stargirl
Review: Have you ever seen a girl walking around with a mouse on her shoulder at school? The kids at Mica high know about it. I read the book Stargirl by Jerry Spinellli. This was a very interesting book. The main character of the book is a boy named Leo Borlock. When one of Leo's friends come and says that there is a new girl at school. He starts hearing different things about this mystery girl. Then he finally meets her. Her name is Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl is a free spirited girl. The kind of girl that is strange, weird, odd, and someone the defiantly DO NOT want to hang out with if you want to be popular. But the doesn't stop Leo from becoming a good friend to her. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a book that is funny but still serious.
-Jolene Rencher

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Summary: Is She An Aliean?
Review: Stargirl Calloway comes from a town in Arizona and was home schooled before she came to Mica High School. Everyone at the school thinks she is a fony, a fake!! She dances in the rain with a ukulele while singing, I mean how strange is that? Others think she is an alien because know one sees her parents and know one knows where she lives!! The person who is telling the story,Leo, one day falls in love with her but is to embarressed to tell anyone, even his best friend. Stargirl also likes him too but Leo doesn't realize it. What will happen is Stargirl an alien????? Read the book to find out.

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Summary: Amazing!!
Review: this book, when i first picked it up at least, didn't impress me at all.. but as soon as i got into it and understood the deeper meaning it was amazing. Many of us individuals have to try to fit in and like stargirl, try to. Ultimately it all comes down to who you really are, and i believe that this book shows you that you should always, ALWAYS be nice to others that are different. don't betray your own feelings just so you can be 'popular'
that was sooooo irrelevant, but anyway... yes i would recommend this book to everyone, and i promise that it will touch you unless you are a complete fool.