Stargirl (Reprint) (Paperback) by Jerry Spinelli
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> This "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the Year tells a 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. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b><b>This beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+!</b> <p/>A modern-day classic and <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli. <p/></b>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. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. <p/> 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. <p/>Don't miss the sequel, <i>Love, Stargirl</i>, and Jerry Spinelli's latest novel, <i>The Warden's Daughter</i>, about another girl who can't help but stand out. <p/> "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." --<i>The New York Times</i> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> Spinelli has produced a poetic allegorical tale about the magnificence and rarity of true nonconformity. --<i>The New York Times</i> <p/>"A magical and heartbreaking tale."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, Starred <p/>Part fairy godmother, part outcast, part dream-come-true, [<i>Stargirl</i>] possesses many of the mythical qualities of <i>Maniac Magee</i>.<i> --Publishers Weekly</i>, Starred <p/><i>Stargirl </i>is luminescent. . . . This book resonates long after the cover is closed. --<i>The Detroit News and Free Press</i> <p/><i>Stargirl </i>tells us the captivating story of a magical, mysterious girl. . . . A wonderful tribute to nonconformity.<i> --Chicago Tribune</i><br><i> </i> <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including <i>The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl</i>; <i>Love, Stargirl</i>; <i>Milkweed</i>; <i>Crash</i>; <i>Wringer</i>; and <i>Maniac Magee</i>, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with <i>Knots in My Yo-Yo String</i>, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.
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