Stargirl
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · May 14, 2002
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- Who it’s for
- A school’s shifting regard for one unconventional girl gives first love an uneasy edge.
- Themes
- Individuality and nonconformity, Popularity and social rejection, First love
- Genres
- Contemporary YA Romance, Coming of Age, Peer Pressure for Teens
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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME A modern-day classic from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, this beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+! Stargirl. 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.” She captures Leo Borlock’ s heart with just one smile.
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She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then they turn on her. 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. 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. 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. “Spinelli is a poet of the prepubescent. . . . No writer guides his young characters, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion.” —The New York Times
Standing Apart
A school’s shifting regard for one unconventional girl gives first love an uneasy edge.
Come here for
- A vivid celebration of being unmistakably yourself
- First love caught in the currents of school popularity
Expect
- Fascination that turns into rejection
- Pressure to seem ordinary, and the cost of it
Where it sits
| Coming of Age | 50% |
|---|---|
| Contemporary YA Romance | 39% |
| Peer Pressure for Teens | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Loners & Outsiders for Teens
- Contemporary YA Romance
- Assimilation for Teens
- Authors
- Jerry Spinelli
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- May 14, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Individuality and nonconformity · Popularity and social rejection · First love
- Reading lane
- Loners & Outsiders for Teens