Stargirl

by Jerry Spinelli

Paperback, 2002

Status

Checked out
Due 2024-06-12

Call number

813.54

Publication

Ember (2002), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 208 pages

Description

In this 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.

Media reviews

Amazon Customer Review, Stargirl
I honestly recommend this novel to young girls or mostly anyone that is struggling with embracing themselves and having fear being different from others. Stargirl is the new girl in Mica High School, and she is quite different from the other students. She stands out a lot in the crowd because they
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think she weird for a variety of reasons. Fitting in a new school environment is very difficult because we all want people to like us. But people don't see the unique person we are they just judge us constantly. After, months she decides to pretend as hard to be just like the others. Also, Leo wants her to be like the other girls because he is concerned about popularity and who talks to him. She feels peer pressure and changes her style and the way she acts. She was hoping that people will notice the change and it will have a huge impact in her popularity but that was not the case. Overall, the novel “Stargirl” is inspirational and has themes that teens are enduring. My favorite parts are when Sartgirl doesn't let people get to her by saying mean stuff just because she is different. And she is not embarrassed or even cares that she is different.
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Awards

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2003)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2002)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2002)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2002-2003)
Iowa Teen Award (Winner — 2003)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — Children's Literature — 2001)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2003)
Thumbs Up! Award (Honor — 2001)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2003)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2004)
Charlotte Award (Winner — 2004)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2003)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2003)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2003)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2002)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2004)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Young Adult Book Award — 2003)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2001)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (High School — 2001)

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