What readers think of Stargirl, plus links to write your own review.

I just love the free spirited fun in this book and it made me appreciate the diversity and individuality. I love the way she went back to being just who she wanted to be even when it was not "popular"!

Stargirl is the boring tale of Leo Borlock and a weird girl named Stargirl. The story is not mysterious, just confusing. Though it seems like there's a new event every day, nothing new happens whether it be a contest or party, doesn't matter. Everywhere they go, the same thing: Stargirl pulling the same strange antics and Leo debating with himself whether or not to like Stargirl and get "shunned" by classmates or hate her. That’s the whole story and it’s wrapped up with a poor ending too. Unless you enjoy hearing about a ukulele-playing girl with a pet rat and a boy who thinks about the same thing all day in a book, then this book should definitely be added to the reject list. Stargirl seemed to be full of contradictions. I tried, but she never really came off the pages. I expected someone as different as her is to be more straightforward, but she came off vague and a bit inconsistent. None of the dialogue was very believable, and the writing structure was oddly built. “I told her I wanted to be a TV director. She said she wanted to be a silver-lunch-truck driver.” (Spinelli 109). There is a fine line between writing about a weird girl and writing a book half-assed. The story was somehow set against the wrong background, and I can't really describe it more than that. Stargirl came out as cheesy. She wasn't ever portrayed as stupid, so I assumed she knew she was different and that other peers were calling her weird. I then assumed she didn't care. But then she changes everything because of what Leo tells her. The whole book just came off as very flat-but hey...Someone might like it.
Stargirl first came to school when she was a sophomore. She had been home schooled before that and no one knew what to think of her. She was very well liked until she started cheering the other teams and basketball games. But what really got everyone mad was when she comforted the star player on the opposing team. After this she was not popular anymore and her only friend was Leo Borlock, her boyfriend. Stargirl did not realize people were shunning her and went on with her regular life. Although I did not enjoy the book, the story teaches a good lesson on being yourself and not what others want you to be. It showed me that I should have self-confidence to do and wear what I want. Stargirl is definitely unique in her own way. I greatly respect her and hope everyone else will read this book and respect her as well. My favorite quote from the book was the one that really described her. " She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to the corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew."(Spinelli Back cover). Star girl was incredible; she wore peasant dresses and played a ukulele. She had a pet rat named Cinnamon that went everywhere with her. Stargirl truly did not care what others thought of her. Stargirl seemed to be in touch with something that everyone else is not in touch with.
Stargirl went against the normal in so many ways. There are a million symbols of her difference and individuality. But a deeper theme would be conformity. She gave in; let herself adapt to other people’s lives. Just because she was infatuated with one guy enough, maybe it was true love that drove her. But when her heart was crushed she went back to being herself, he didn't love her enough to support her. He was more concerned with just being one of the many instead of being original.
All in all I found Stargirl a to be an utterly boring book. It began and I was somewhat intrigued then it just dragged on. The characters in the book were completely flat, they went from loving her to hating her in a matter of days. I recommend this book to very young teens, and I emphasize the word young. The book gets a D in my judgment.

Stargirl was an interesting book. It was a little slow in the beginning, but the pace quickly increased. Jerry Spinelli's books, excluidng Wringer all have been a thrill to read.

This is a really special book that has a lot to communicate to anyone sensitive to its secrets. Because it has a male narrator and a female lead character, there is a wonderful mix of perspectives. The ending is brilliant, and the best part of the book. Stargirl's magic returns in a kind of 'Pied piper' fairytale ending...but she and Leo don't get the happiness they could've, because he just didn't quite have what it took to love Stargirl.

this book was good. i liked stargirl the most. i didn't like hillari. i think jerry should make a sequel to this book

I really enjoyed reading the novel Stargirl. Once I started reading it I couldn't wait until I finished. I liked Stargirl because she did not have an ego, which unlike many of us controlls us. Even though somethings did not work out for her she continued to do good deeds for people who did not like her. Many people did not understand her because of the way she acted, different. I think all schools should have every student to strive to be different. I've have never met anyone like Stargirl, it seems she would be impossible to be like because many high schoolers go to school, have a job, and do extra curicular activities. Even though Stargirl acted like a non-real person it was interesting to read about the life of someone that caring. Jerry Spinelli used wonderful choices of words that make you feel like you were at Mica with Stargirl and Leo. That is why I really enjoyed the book Stargirl and I rated it at a four.

The book Stargirl is the best book I have ever read it gave a lot of character to the people in the book, I really think it was a sad ending because I really thought Leo and Stargirl were a sweet couple.the book also gave a lot of meaning to the book at first I didn't know what it was going to be about, but as I read more and more I got interested in the book and I really did not like it when the story left you hanging at the end. But over all I really enjoyed it.

The book called Stargirl by Jerry Spenelli is one of the best books I have ever read. It shows the true personality of the characters as I thought they were real. It is amazing how Jerry Spinelli captures the feelings, actions, and anxieties of the modern day high school student. Jerry Spinelli is a great writer and I think he should write more books that are like or follow Stargirl.