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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl

by Jerry Spinelli
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  • First Published:
  • Aug 1, 2000, 176 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 2002, 192 pages
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steven johnson (04/01/04)




In the story stargirl it is about a girl who is very strange and weird. No one likes here that much until she shows up at one of the football games and starts to cause alot of excitment. she has a crush on one of the main characters. Then everything goes down hill. This book is for any one with an imgination and a sense of humor. When i first saw it i thought it would be boring and shred but as we read the book i began to blend in with the story and feel the conflicts of the story.
steven alverson 13 (04/01/04)

The book stargirl was definitely not my favorite book. it was a good novel as far as it kept me fairly interested, but the plot was pretty predictable, and i think that it was too nonsensical. While the book is okay for a younger generation ( around 9 ) for my age i think it was a little premature. The rating i give it is a 3.
Zach Hendricks (04/01/04)

I think that stargirl was an o.k. book but it wasn't great. The thing I liked best about it was the humor stargirl brought with her when she came to Mica High School. I think the book was fairly interesting and kept my attention but it was very pridictable. Overall I think the book was o.k. so I give it a 4.
Pace McCraw (04/01/04)

the book is more for girls but its a good book. I think it's a good book & funny too. I don't read many books but of the ones I do read this is one of the best.
Stormie-12 (04/01/04)

I found the novel, "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli, interesting in a way other books are not. I can really relate to the main character, Stargirl, since I have a sort of "go-get 'em" personality. Stargirl has been home schooled, up until she hit the floors of the quiet Mica High. She meets one of the other leading characters and right away, she has a crush on him. The boy, Leo, collects porcupine neckties, and his close friend Kevin and he work to create new shows for the "Hot Seat", the schools television program. Overall, It was a great book and I hope that you would find it interesting too.
Katie - 12 yrs (04/01/04)

I really liked the book "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli because i like the fact that I can relate to the characters in the book because they're so much like me and so lifelike. I have read this book at least 5 times and I havn't got tired of it yet !!! This is one of the best books I've ever read and I'm glad that it was put onto the Premier's Reading Challenge booklist for 2003 - 2004. This is a great book to read if you want to be an individual. This book is recommended to EVERYONE !!!!
Julie (03/26/04)

I really liked this book. It was really good because it some how is kind of happening in the real life, at school. It is an awsome book for who wants something good to read. It is not a waste of time like some other books are.
I reall recommend this book for you!!!


Julie- 12 yrs
huntingurl44 (03/23/04)

Hey ya'll-
This book was awsome, at first cause I can really relate to "Stargirl" she sounds so much like me, and the fact that I'm in highschool also helps out. I've learned that it is ok to be different and if everyone was the same the school would be so "blah". I am a very different person and I don't care what people think about me at all. They can like me for who I am or they don't have to like me at all. The part I didn't like about the book was when she changed b/c of a guy...I would never change no matter what. People should always be themselves!
~Huntingurl44

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