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Summary: She was elusive, today, tommorow...no one knew what she was
Review: The very first time I have seen this book was at a book fair at my school, the first time I saw it I never bought it because I thought it would be boring because the cover only had a girl with star above her head. While I was looking through a book order at school... When I finally received the book and started reading it I was very interested in it.
The book Stargirl is about, a girl named Stargirl who transfers to Mica High after being home schooled for most of her life. Stargirl always wears pioneer type dresses, no make up, meditates, knows people's birthdays, makes people feel good about themselves. When it was Stargirls first day at Mica high mostly everyone in the school was talking about her.
In this book there are many different characters in this book with different personalities that you would think any high school would have such as: popular, athletic, attractive, and so on. When Stargirl comes to the school everyone thinks she's weird and won't fit in with the rest of them. Later in the book Stargirl meets a guy named Leo, who is 16 that goes to the same school. Stargirl and Leo start to get to know each other better they begin to get closer and become boyfriend and girlfriend. Mica High for years have always lost every game they played, from basketball to soccer, until Stargirl came and became a cheerleader everything started to change.
While and after I read the book some things that I disliked about the book was that at times the plot of the story was confusing and didn't make any sense at all. Some things I like about the book is how the author used a narrator to tell the story and I liked the way the author put a little picture give an example of how the card looked like.
Overall, I think this book was really good to read. I highly recommend people from the ages 10 and up to read this book because it teaches a valuable lesson once you finish reading it and has a very interesting story plot.
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Summary: Stargirl
Review: Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli's book is a friendship book. It is a great friendship book because it is about a boy and a girl who are really close friends. They meet at Mica High. You should read the book, Stargirl by, Jerry Spinelli.
Stargirl is a new kid at Mica High. She used to be homed schooled. Everyday Stargirl sings happy birthday to everyone. It was Valentine's and Stargirl only had one card and it was for someone very special. The card was for Leo. After she gave the card to Leo they became very good friends. They spent lots of time together and told secrets about their life. They even went to special places together and sat together at lunch. But one day Stargirl moved away to midwest Minnesota. After that they never saw each other again.
I recomend this book to you. This book is a page turner and your parents will have to tell you to stop reading. If you read this book you will find out how different Stargirl is from everyone else.
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Summary: Thank you, Mr. Spinelli...
Review: Unlike many of the other reviews I will not summarize the plot as well, but give a public thank you to Mr. Spinelli for such a poignant story. Having just finished the audio version, I must applaud both the verbal performance (by John Ritter, excellent choice and we miss him dearly) and the excellent content. As an adult reader, it caused me to reflect on my years in high school and remember, with some embarrassment, my need to conform and not rock the boat of popularity. I feel the book goes much beyond the surface story, touching on the deep human need to make a difference in other people's lives. Unfortunately, that longing is often lost early in life - the need for acceptance takes center stage and rarely gives up the spotlight. This story made me laugh and cry, and shall join the short list of books I would take with me if ever stranded on a desert island. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Those wanting more of Mr. Spinelli's excellent work should also read the audio book Loser, performed superbly by Steve Buscemi. I hope you're still out there, Stargirl. Please keep your eye on me, too.
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Summary: stargirl review
Review: Stargirl is a great book to read! The author of this story is Jerry Spinelli. I really recommend you or even a friend to read this book. The narrator is a boy in the story named Leo. This book is a story of a unique girl named Stargirl, and a boy named Leo. They both go to Mica High. They also come from completely different worlds! Stargirl is a very unique and unusual girl that does not care what anyone thinks of her. Leo on the other hand is the opposite of that! But what does make Leo so interested and wanting to know more about her? Read the book and find out more!
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Review: Stargirl is a wonderfull book that everyone should get a chance to read. It is about a very unique girl who transfers into quiet Mica high school and stunned everyone with her crazy antics, like playing her ukulele in the cafeteria and bringing her pet rat with her everywhere she went. She was instantly a hit with the school and grew very popular, and she even caught the eye of the narrator, 16-year old Leo Borlock. But, her popularity soon diminished. Stargirl was soon shunned for every outburst she would make, and poor Leo was also shunned out because he interacted with Stargirl. The end has an interesting twist to it and you'll never want to put the book down! The part I like best in this book is whenever there was a holiday, Stargirl would put little gift bags with goodies in it that were associated with each holiday on each person's desk, whether they made fun of her or not. I thought that was so sweet and is shows that she did not care what others think of her! There wasn't really anything that i disliked about the book. This book is a great find and everyone of any age would enjoy this book very much!
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Summary: One of the Best
Review: Stargirl is one of the few books I have enjoyed. When I read a book it has to be REALLY good or else I will just stop reading it. I recommend this book mostly to girls between the ages of 10 and 15 especially if you were or are the new girl at school. I rated this book a five because it was a sad, romantic, and funny story wrapped all in one package.
This book is about a boy, Leo, who goes to high school in Arizona. He is pretty popular at school and the kids at his school, Mica High, are all the same cookie cutter image of another. Then, on the first day of eleventh grade there was a new girl, Stargirl. She is DIFFERENT, which doesn't help in the friends department. She is all everyone can talk about for the first few months of school.
Then, she got excepted to the cheer leading squad. After, she was the most popular girl in school, but that didn't last long. No one ever went to the basket ball games and the team never one but, when Stargirl became a cheerleader everyone came. She would cheer for both of the teams and at first everyone thought it was funny. But when the team won regionals and was in the play-offs it all went wrong.
It was the second game of the play-offs. Everyone had become mad at Stargirl because of her cheering for the other teams, saying a different pledge to the American flag, and being caring of people that she doesn't even know. At this game she cheered to the Mica High side the whole time because she was aware of there hatered towards her. When they lost everyone blamed it on her.
Read the book to see what happens when Leo is the only one that talks to her and this is because they love each other.
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Review: ¡§Stargirl¡¨ Review By: Laura Ohlson
In this book, ¡§Stargirl¡¨ written by Jerry Spinelli (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Trade Paperback, 208 pages, published: May 2002) Spinelli explores life as a teenager in an average high school set in the Unites States, and what obstacles are set before the main characters in this book.
The main characters in this book are mainly Leo and Stargirl. Stargirl arrives at Leo¡¦s high school from home schooling. Her uniqueness brings spirit to the entire school and she also sparks the interest of Leo. However, her uniqueness also creates vulnerability for the school to turn against her, which is exactly what happens. Leo¡¦s sparks of interested created by Stargirl turn into love, in fact first love. However, Leo is torn apart by the pressures of his reputation and his first love, Stargirl. This book expresses the pressuring battles in a teenagers life between popularity, emotions, and first loves.
On a scale of 1 to 10 I would give this book an 11. This book goes deeply into the mind of the main characters and puts the reader in their shoes, which captures the reader. The conclusion is somewhat disappointing in which it is not what the reader expects or wants. However, this book is very well written and I would highly recommend reading this young adults book.
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Summary: A great book...
Review: Stargirl is an amazing book. Although the level is slightly easy for a tenth-grader like me, this book makes up for it with the depth of the issues that it deals with. This book centers around Stargirl, Leo, and their lives at Mica High School, which is an exemplar of social conformity. Stargirl is a new student at Mica High, and she is extremely different from all the other girls. On the first day, she wears something that looks like it ¡§could have been her great-grandmother¡¦s wedding gown¡¨, and is carrying a ukulele around with her. Leo is amazed by her, and eventually falls in love with this special girl. At first, Stargirl becomes the most popular girl at school, boosting school spirit and encouraging students to speak out. But later on, her uniqueness counts against her, and she gracelessly falls from the most popular girl, to so unpopular that she gets the silent treatment from everybody. Leo, being her boyfriend, is forced to receive this treatment also. He realizes that he has to choose between Stargirl and his friends.
As I mentioned before, the underlying themes of this book are actually quite deep, and deal with many real-life problems. Leo has to cope with many issues, such as peer pressure, respect, doing the right thing, love and friendship, and the ultimate choice between conformity and individuality. This book really moved me and made me think about my own life. At my school, peers don¡¦t treat eccentricities as harshly as the people at Mica High treated Stargirl, but our social cliques are very pronounced. And if I were faced with the decision that Leo has to make, although I knew the right decision would be to choose Stargirl, I would probably not have enough courage, and would ultimately choose my normal friends over her. The only thing that wasn¡¦t ideal about the story was the ending. It doesn¡¦t satisfy me, but then I have always been the type that enjoys perfect happy endings. Otherwise, I really loved this book, and I recommend it to anybody and everybody, but especially to people still in school, as it is an enjoyable read that really makes you reflect on your own social life.
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Summary: Stargirl... starring... well, STARGIRL!
Review: Alright, corny title to catch your attention. When I went to a new school, my English teacher was reading Stargirl with the class and I came in just in time. I wasn't too impressed with it, though. It was kind of unrealistic to my opinion. Stargirl, who changes her name whenever she feels that it doesn't fit her anymore, goes to school with a ukelele, a rat, and some funky outfits. Now who brings a rat to school and gets away with it? Wouldn't half of the girls be standing on their heels screaming their heads off? And Stargirl's boyfriend, who's eyes we're seeing the world of Stargirl through, is the total opposite. How did they attract? This is like a book that had only been reread once and it seemed like the author rushed through it and added a lot of unneeded fillers.
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Summary: Spinelli's STARGIRL... a good read
Review: I give Jerry Spinelli's STARGIRL a 4. Spinelli's writing is extremely captivating and I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to take a closer look at their own life and the people they have in their life. In this reading I became extremely attached to the amazing characters. I feel Jerry Spinelli is an outstanding author and I would recommend this book to any young adults.
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