Stargirl

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Summary: I speak for many readers.
Review: When I read this book, my mom was looking on the top seller's list ... for a birthday present. I, being a picky teen guy, am hard to find a good gift for I won't complain about. When I received ... box, I thought, "oh man.. another bad gift.." but I read it anyway, not wanting to offend my mother. I have to say, Stargirl touched me like no other book has, and is still my number 1 favorite book. I look forward to getting other books by this author. When I shared my thoughts with my friends, they purchased the book and read it and they all agree that Jerry Spinelli is a fantastic author, and has a way with sentences that makes you hold on to the book and not want to put it down. I read this book in one night, and due to Jerry's awesome righting skills, I stayed up all night on the night before a test because I was addicted to this book and scored a 75% on the test, but I'm not accusing Jerry, I think it was my thirst for good books that kept me up. Even as i came close to the end of the book, I came to the last page and didn't want it to end, this is a book that keeps you wanting more, as if the story shouldn't end before it does. My good friend quotes, "I couldn't put the book down and at the end, I was crying.

I think the writer intended it to be that way, but when I was nearing the end and began to figure out how he was going to finish the book, I cried because the ending was so sad and you didn't want to it to end and watch StarGirl go away. You wanted her to stay and not leave because she had that certain affect on a person, including the reader.

By the end of the book, I was wanting more, never realizing how much this character in a book meant to me. The author makes you want more because you can't stand it if she's not there. And he plays with your emotions when he wrote the last sentence stating that she's still StarGirl. After all those years and people putting her down, she's still StarGirl and she still loves Leo in her own StarGirl way. You close the book feeling like Leo- wanting a second chance; wanting a second chance with her." -Lizz

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Summary: #1 star girl!
Review: Star Girl is probably the best book anyone could read. The author jerry spinelli described a character so real you almost want to be her. It's about a girl named stargirl caraway and she enters sophomore year like no other girl. she's been homeschooled and once she arrives the whole school is raving about her. Leo knows shes different but secretly falls in love with her. He's force to decided and answer a question , "Do you value the affection of the one you love or others?". Leo and Stargirl get together but Leo is mixed with so many emotions. Once i started reading the book i couldn't even put it down until i finished it. It's sad and happy all at once.

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Summary: Catchy from Start to End
Review: A Review by Tracy

Stargirl was a different girl. She did not care what other people thought, but yet she made it on the cheer squad. Leo was the producer of this show called Hot Seat. He and his friend Kevin made it up for the entertainment of the school. See Mica Area high School was running dry of school spirit. See they had none. So Leo and Kevin where convinced that Stargirl was placed here to bring a little school spirit in the school. But later on in the book Leo and Stargirl start to fall in very deep like.

One thing I really liked about this book was the setting. It took place in Arizona and I grew up in Arizona for 11 years. So I could under stand what they meant when they talked about the area around with the weather to the plant life. Another thing I liked was the character Stargirl. She is a very down to earth girl. Even thought people thought she was from outer space or her parent where hippies she still didn't care what other people thought. And finally. The very being of the story when Leo is rushing around yelling at Kevin asking if he has seen her like she was an angel that fell from the sky.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone. It was a great book and it was not too slow or too fast. I gave this book a 5 because I really don't like to read but this book was just catchy from start to end.

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Summary: A Must-Read for Teens
Review: I've recommended this book to so many of my friends at school. Every one who has taken my suggestion has loved this book! It could be because of how realistic the characters are. This story could just as well have been set at my high school with my classmates and me as characters. Any teenager can relate to this story.

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Summary: stargirl review
Review: Stargirl is a great book.This girl comes to mica high. She is different and weired. Her name is stargirl.she wears 70's dresses and has a rat. She is very different and nobody likes her, but then she becomes popular. When no one likes her any more dhe tries to fit in. This book is teallu good becuse it is realilistic. Everyone wan'ts to be popular in a way but it is ok to be yourself. Thats what this book shows. It is exicting and has a bite of adventure. The book stairgirl also makes you feel like you are in her position and makes you feel sorry for those who are tarrific people but don't shine as brite as the others.(the popular people.)

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Summary: 4 Stars For The Star
Review: Whose ever met a girl who plays a ukelele, sings "Happy Birthday" to strangers, wears flapper dresses, and carries her pet rat every where?
I really liked the book Stargirl. I thought that I could relate to the book with me wanting to change. This book really is what high school and junior high is like. I thought some parts were wierd, because I couldn't relate or really imagine that part in real life. For instance Hillari (the most popular girl) almost kills Stargirl's pet rat, and all Stargirl does is stand there.
I felt more in touch with Stargirl when bad things were happening to her. Like when the entire school shunned her for being different. I felt her sadness.
This book has a great moral which is to always be yourself no matter what.

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Summary: Stargirl!
Review: Oh man, I can't even put into words how great this book is. I can honestly say that this book is onen of the best, if not THE best book ever written. I read this book in two days, but probably could have read it in less than one because it is such a quick and addicting book. I recommend this book to everybody. This is a great celebration of nonconformity and after reading this book, your entire outlook on life will be completely different. When I first started reading this book, I was embarrased to bring a book with a cover like it has to school, so I covered it. By the end, it had changed me so much that I proudly showed off that cover. This is a brilliant work that is amazingly deep. Every person of every age must read this book.

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Summary: star girl =star book review
Review: The day Stargirl arrives at Mica, everybody murmers: "Stargirl" Stargirl" Did you see her?" Well, no one has seen anything like her. She doesn't wear make-up, she plays the ukelele in front of everbody in the lunchroom, sings happy birthday to students, sends people cards and doesn't sign them, and cheers for the team, and the enemy. Everyone wonders who she is and why she is like this.

But then Leo orlock and Kevin invite her on "HOT SEAT" the High School TV show. Before a mere five minutes, a mean girl, Hillari, and a bunch of other people, start grabbing at the microphone. "Why are you different? Why don't you wear make-up? Why do you cheer for the other team? etc." The show was never aired.

But somehow Leo starts going out with Stargirl, they always hold hands and walk in the halls, with Stargirl jabbering away in Leo's ear. But they soon notice, they are the ONLY ones. Nobody nods, they don't have to go around people, people make a way for them. They never talk to them. Soon this romantic 2 person magical world turns into a lonely isolation. Saying hi is rare.

Everbody has turned against Stargirl for everything that makes her different. They all hate her. Leo, who feels sorry for her, tries to talk to her about sending cards to people, showing up at everbody else's funerals, and respecting other people's privacy. "Why not? Why not?" she asks. Stargirl explains to Leo how she knows information like this. She follows people around for 15 minutes, and reads every single thing fornt to back in the paper.

Leo urges her to be normal, so kids don't despise her. And low and behold the next day she has make-up and rings and dresses normally and calls herself: Susan. Which is her real name. But the next day she goes to a state competetion and wins. "YOu know how crowds get wild, I'll hand my award down to you and you carry it. Crowds seperate, you know. But there are no crowds. Just her parents and Dori Dilson.

The next day she's back to Stargirl, but everone ignores her and doesn't care. She creates a band, room for 40 people, the Ukee Dooks. But only Dori signs up. Leo thought it was too painful to watch. No one listened.

Stargirls goes to a ball and doesn't invite Leo. She tells Guy Greco to play the bunny hop. Everyone joins in but Hillari and her date, Wayne Parr. When the bunny hoppers finally returned, Hilari says, "You ruin everything!!" and slaps her. Stargirl gave her a little kiss on the cheek and rode off. That was the last anyone saw of her.

I give this book 4 stars because you never find out what happens to Stargirl and Leo never even goes after her. An elementary school replaces her vacnat lot, and no one ever saw her. Now, 15 years later, Leo still wonders.

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Summary: YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS YET?!
Review: I don't usually shuffle to the kiddie section with eyes of glee when i hear the words: Spinelli or NEW BOOK! I just roll my eyes. But this AmAzEiNg! book caught me by storm. Being a displaced child myself, I could relate to everything the book had to say. Once again, jerry has managed to find me and blow me away. The characters are well crafted. (you could almost see the characters come out and pop into your living room.) The plot was just...wow...I didn't see anything of the ending coming. Having read many "kiddie" books, i expected a "la-la-la-let's-skip!" ending, but again jerry triumphs with a heart-wrenching story about love, and being a little different from the mediorcre world. (^o^~)

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Summary: Stargirl- By Jerry Spinelli
Review: Stargirl is a novel written by Jerry Spinelli. It's about a girl who attends Mica High School. At first no one wnts to be around her, because she is so diffrent than everyone else. But when she makes the cheerleading squad she becomes the most popular girl in the school. The book is told by a boy called Leo, who later on meets Stargirl, and becomes very close to her. Stargirl is a great story about the ups and downs of popularity, and anyone wjo is looking for a good read would like it.