Stargirl

Stargirl

By Jerry Spinelli

Pages

186

Rating

3.77

Year

2000

RomanceContemporaryYoung AdultFictionChildrensMiddle Grade

Description

Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out — under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes — for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of homeschooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.

But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl's arrival, rise, and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her.

A celebration of nonconformity; a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity — and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Ages 12+

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