Stargirl

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Summary: Stargirl Hit's Five Stars!!!
Review: This book is excellent for any reader. Whoever it may be, that pearson will learn lessons to help them be a better person and think more of others rather than themselves. It show's the cruelness of popularity,the joys of what the world has to give, and how giving someone a second chance can change your view on what you THINK a person is like.
I give this book five stars and I wish I could meet someone like stargirl.

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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER!
Review: Buying this book only because my pen-pal from England was reading it, I expected something good, from looking at the cover. This story was beautifuly written, and the ideas are.....I don't even know the word for it...splendid. Jerry Spinelli created characters that you wish you knew, and sometimes wish you were like. I would reccomend this book for anyone of any ages. Definetly 5 stars!

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Summary: ***Stargirl Strives For Stars***
Review: In the story, Stargirl, Stargirl or Susan Caraway is introduced to the black and white world of Mica High School and adds some color. She is the unique one who does not seem to fit in but towards the end, becomes one of the students herself. She immediately stands out by playing her ukulele and wearing long pioneer dresses.
No one really knows what to think of her and just ignore and make nasty remarks about her. The climax concludes when Leo and the other students get to know her they accept her for who she is and they recognize her as one of them.
The setting and style of this novel fits the story well. Even though the plot was petite with not a lot of action, it was still a good book for nine to eleven year olds. As a young adult myself, I still believe it was most appropriate for a younger age group. The characters in my opinion were well developed and delineated such as Leo who was the average teenager who thinks about the most peculiar things. If I were to give Stargirl a rating, I would give it three out of five stars because even though the characters were well developed, the plot was dragging and very boring. It did not meet my expectations as a good book but, we are all entitled to our own opinions so I would not influence you to not read the book.

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Summary: This book is a Shining Star!!!!
Review: Do you believe in first love, heartbreaks, and enchanted places? If not, pretend you do for a minute, and walk into the world of Stargirl, a unique, strange, and elusive 10th grader, who often ".....spoke of sea horses and stars, but did no know what a football was." She would sing "Happy Birthday" to you if it was your birthday. "She had no friends, yet she was the friendliest person in school." If you're still interested, then this book is for you. Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli, is a wonderful book about being yourself. The moral of this book is "You don't know what you have until you've lost it."
An example of this is when Leo, Stargirl's boyfriend, tells Stargirl that she should try to act more normal. So Stargirl becomes Susan Julia Caraway, "dropping her ukulele, rat, and sunflower canvas bag. Her dresses become t-shirts and jeans, her eyes and nails become painted. Leo loses Stargirl here and seems overjoyed. Deep down though, does he feel that he's lost her to the sea of popularity?
Another example is when Stargirl and her friend, Dori are singing in their musical group The Ukee Dooks, Leo feels "....afraid to walk past them, as if they weren't there....." and feels "....equally afraid to stand and listen." He doesn't go and talk to her though, and is Stargirl through trying to make him understand?
The last example is when Stargirl tells Leo that she knew that he wasn't going to ask her to go with him to the Ocotillo Ball. Leo still has time to change his mind and turn everything back to the way it was. Has time to tell her that he had taken her for granted, thinking that she'd always be there if he needed her. Has time to apologize. Time, though, for Leo, is running out.
I would rate Stargirl 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to any girl who likes a heart-rending book. It's full of excitement and wonder and will make you want to keep reading until the last page.

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Summary: Spinelli weaves another great tale
Review: Simply amazing. Once again, Jerry Spinelli has proven himself a master storyteller.

Stargirl is a strange girl who shows up at a high school and crosses the accepted boundaries of "normal." She is something of a novelty at first, and gains popularity quickly. But eventually her oddities drive the masses away and force the main character, Leo, to choose between her love and the acceptance of his peers.

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Summary: an amazing book!
Review: The book takes place in Mica High School, where there are strict social barriers. The main character is Leo Borlock, and he, like everyone else, doesn't give much thought to this. Then Stargirl arrives in a burst of color and sound, and capture's the school's heart. At first, everyone loves her spunk and personality, but then they start noticing her differences and start backing away. No one knows what group she belongs with or how they should "classify" her. Leo, however, is still enchanted by her and doesn't know whether he should turn back on her or his school.
This book may sound like another typical teen book, but it's not. It sheds light on how and why we look at people in certain ways, and it has a sad, but powerful ending. It was a quick read, but it stayed with me for a long time afterwards. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a fun, humorous, yet still thought provoking book.

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Summary: Stargirl
Review: Stargirl is a book that is about a ninth grade girl named Stargirl. She is diffrent, and at lunch she sings happy birthday songs to kids. She is shy and ahe is always kind to other kids. She had homeschooled most of her life and then she was in a Mica High School. I would recomend this book to pre-teens and teenagers. You will not want to stop reading it! its that good! Hope this review was helpful!

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Summary: Here's what I think
Review: "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli was a very typical book. If I were to rate it on a scale from one to ten, I would have to give it a five for effort. While the moral of this story is a good one, I think that it is over used. Yes, unconditional love and acceptance are important, but this moral is played out in too many plots in books today. I also felt that Stargirl's character was a bit extreme. Her character did not seem realistic to me. She is overly individualistic, and in comparison to the people in the world today, I had a hard time taking her seriously.
I felt like the characters were rapidly developed and more time could have been spent developing their personalities. I don't know that I would reccomend this book to a friend for any special reason. The book is not exactly unique in any particular way. The story is cute, but I think that this author would have much better success with a story line that is not so cliche.

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Summary: Cool
Review: I think Star Girl was the best book in the world. The way she spoke her mind and sang happy birthday to whoever had a birthday. And she wasn't getting bent out of shape when somebidy got mad at her. It was great. They shouldn't have gotten mad cheering for the other football team.

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Summary: I loved this book so much, I couldn't put it down!
Review: This book was my life for about 2 weeks. I spent all my time reading and reading it day after day, night after night. I really didn't sleep that much those 2 weeks and when I did it was about the book. At one point in the book it made me cry, laugh, happy, mad, and confused. It was so good. It wasn't really the book it was the characters. I mean the way he set them up, it was so invigurating! I personally loved it and now I have to go buy it so I can read it again and again.