Stargirl: Summary and book reviews of Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, plus links to an excerpt from Stargirl and a biography of Jerry Spinelli.

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 home schooling, 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 and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her. In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Recommended for Ages 12+

Media Reviews

Booklist Spinelli firmly captures the high-school milieu, here heightened by the physical and spiritual barrenness of an Arizona location, a new town where people come to work for technology companies and the school team is called the Electrons. Dialogue, plot, and supporting cast are strong the problem here is Stargirl herself. She may have been homeschooled, may not have seen much TV, but despite her name, she has lived on planet earth for 15 years, and her naivete is overplayed and annoying.   Publishers Weekly As always, respectful of his audience, Spinelli posses searching questions about loyalty to one's friend's and oneself and leaves readers to form their own answers.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by girlktt
awesome!!!
It was a really good book. Whoever said it was a bad book is mean!

Rated of 5 by Anna
HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
I absolutely hated this book... too confusing!!!!

Rated of 5 by Hannah
It was an awful book
I didn't think the book was very good. I wasn't very well written. It seems like the author was trying too hard to sound poetic, but it ended up getting annoying. I also don't think it's very realistic. At one point, Leo walked two miles to...   Read More

Rated of 5 by Noura Yousuf
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I really love this book. Everyday I read this book.

Rated of 5 by nea
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This book was cool. Keith said no it wasn't good, but I disagree with his opinion Stargirl is a very down-to-earth and don't-care-what-other-people-think type of girl.

Rated of 5 by cindy
loved it!!
I read Star Girl with my son, whom I homelearn. He was concerned it would be a "girly" book. With each page I turned we both learned more and more about life, love and relationships. This is my all time favorite book. I can relate to...   Read More

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