![]() ![]() It pointed out how rarely people are truly themselves anymore because of societal pressures. ![]() The book makes readers think about how often they adjust their personality and actions just to please those around them. ![]() The story was not only great, but the message the book conveyed is very important. Stargirl is unlike anyone, and that is what makes her so fascinating not only to Mica High School students but also to the reader. The unusual and sometimes startling things she does spark your interest and occasionally make you squirm in your seat. The way Jerry Spinelli tells his story through Leo, a regular kid, makes the reader feel as if they are one of the students at Mica High School noticing Stargirl for the first time. She confuses most of the school with her whimsical and unpredictable personality. This peculiar girl goes by the name “Stargirl”. The book is narrated by Leo, a regular teenage boy who becomes very interested with this peculiar new girl at his school. Jerry Spinelli’s book “Stargirl” tells the story of an unusual teenage girl who, after homeschooling her entire life, starts attending Mica High School in a small, Arizona town. ![]() Because of the curious title I decided to borrow the book from the library. This past semester I took a children’s literature class that introduced me to a plethora of young adult novels “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli being one of them. ![]()
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