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Love, Stargirl - by Jerry Spinelli (Paperback)

Love, Stargirl - by  Jerry Spinelli (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Picking up a year after "Stargirl" ends, this "New York Times"-bestselling sequel takes the form of "the world's longest letter," in diary form, in which Stargirl reflects on time, life, Leo, and--of course--love.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestselling sequel to Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli's modern-day classic <i>Stargirl, </i>now an original film on Disney+! <p/>And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, <i>Dead Wednesday</i>!</b><i><br></i></p><p><i>Love, Stargirl </i>picks up a year after <i>Stargirl </i>ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of <i>Stargirl</i>. The novel takes the form of the world's longest letter, in diary form, going from date to date through a little more than a year's time. In her writing, Stargirl mixes memories of her bittersweet time in Mica, Arizona, with involvements with new people in her life.</p><p>In <i>Love, Stargirl</i>, we hear the voice of Stargirl herself as she reflects on time, life, Leo, and - of course - love.</p><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></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Humor, graceful writing, lively characters, and important lessons about life will make this a hit with fans of <i>Stargirl</i>. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews, </i> Starred <p/>Brilliant. . . . As charming and unique as its sensitive, nonconformist heroine. -- <i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>Anyone who loved Jerry Spinelli's beautiful, poignant young adult novel <i>Stargirl </i>is in for a treat with his latest novel. Anyone who survived or is enduring the teenage years will repeatedly recognize him or herself in these pages--and find the book hard to put down. -- <i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br></i><br>Touching and inspiring. -- <i>VOYA</i> <p/>The many readers who loved the first book will embrace this sequel. --<i> Booklist</i><br><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>Dead Wednesday</i>, <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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