Stargirl (Readers Circle) | Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl (Readers Circle) | Jerry Spinelli | 5 Stars for Stargirl

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	Stargirl (Readers Circle) Jerry Spinelli Laurel Leaf, 2004 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 885 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Stargirl gets 5 stars!

I would highly recommend the book Stargirl. It is an interesting book that you just want to keep reading. Stargirl is about a high school student. She is very different and is just her self she doesn't worry about what other people think. She is unlike most high school kids who want to fit in. She is liked and also unliked by her high school. People just don't know how to react to her. She is so different and almost unreal. This intriguing book will hold your attention. I never wanted to put this book down. It is a book that many people could relate to about the high school struggle to just be yourself. I would definitely give 5 stars to Stargirl. :)

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5 Stars for Stargirl

**SPOILERS**

An absolutely amazing book. I remember reading it when I was younger and I didn't really understand it all that well. Reading it a few years later, it's so much better. I still hate and always will hate the ending, because Stargirl reads (although I guess Love, Stargirl gives me some hope that it might all be okay, that's next on my reading list!), but still. I think everyone should be a star person. Stargirl is the person everyone should strive to be, the ultimate non-judging good. I love her character to death, she's just great. Leo, on the other hand, was such a nuisance. Come ON, he should have loved her for what she was, and it seemed like he did, until he began his little crusade to change her. Susan's not Stargirl. Susan's just...wrong. He shouldn't have done that. That was a truly bitter ending, and I wish things had ended on a high-note (like maybe she could have delivered the necktie in person).
It's such a true book though. So yeah, maybe none of us have Stargirls in our schools, but don't we wish we did? I know I do. It does illustrate that whole high school popularity contest very well, and I don't think it was exaggerated one bit.
The writing itself was gorgeous. It was detailed, but not so detailed that it was long-winded and b-o-r-i-n-g, it was actually detailed and kept my interest, which is ridiculously hard for a book to do. The descriptions themselves were magical, as was the dialogue. Great book, again, except for the ending. Can't wait to read Love, Stargirl!

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An inspiring book for anyone bucking the system - or wanting to.

This story about teenage children manages to question all that's bad about society while applauding all that's good. This book is a narrative Jonathan Livingston Seagull for teenagers - and anyone who misses the possibilities teenagers have, and wants to regain them. An awesome book, recommended for all youths.

Good coming-of-age novel

A very good coming-of-age novel written entirely from a kid's point of view. We rarely even hear about adults - except of course for Archie, the leader of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone - and he's certainly not portrayed as a "typical" adult. I think that's what I liked best about this book... never once was it condescending - as books with adult characters often are. It was a bit unrealistic, but enjoyable with good characters. You can see bits and pieces of yourself reflected in all of the characters. And most importantly it made me think....

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