This Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year tells a story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever. -- The New York Times.
No writer guides his young characters, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion. . . .
Spinelli is a poet of the prepubescent.
Don\'t miss the sequel, Love, Stargirl , as well as The Warden\'s Daughter , a novel about another girl who can\'t help but stand out.
In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.
Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal.
Then they turn on her.
At first.
The students of Mica High are enchanted.
She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer.
She captures Leo Borlock\' s heart with just one smile.
From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of Stargirl, Stargirl.
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE\'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A modern-day classic from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, this beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+! And don\'t miss the author\'s highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! Stargirl.
This Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year tells a story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever
