Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2002, Paperback, Reprint)

This has got to be one of the BEST books I, as an adult, have read in a long time; and I have at least two books going all the time, finishing between ten and twelve a week. The writing of this book transcends the age barrier making it a book that would be suitable for any age to read and well worth the hours for a book club to invest in it. The various intricacies and plots represented by the different characters could keep a club talking for months.
The characters are very real and stir up memories of kids we may have known or been in another life. For children reading now, the characters lend themselves to the possibilities of who they can be or who they can become.
The peer pressure written about in this very small book is chillingly real and shows all readers the pros and cons of the magnitude a person will go to to be accepted by the masses.
In the end, a person must choose who they are going to be on their own and what they will become will, in part, be a reflection of how they let others dictate their life.
A MUST READ FOR ANY AGE, buy for a gift for your favorite elementary person in your life, your blooming middle schooler, your jaded high school student, or even a new parent. I cannot stress the imporatance of this book and its possible implications on someone's life.

When you start this book, it is a little confusing. Many of the YA books I read, in the 70's and 80's, involved predictable plots with straightforward moral lessons. The standard characters were: a villian (the popular girl), the protaganist (the smart but insecure girl), a love interest (school jock that mocks others cruelly) and the "true love" (the sweet, sensitive boy next door). And in these formulaic books, the plot was reassuringly simple, and everything worked out in the end.

Not so with Stargirl. Stargirl is an eccentric outcast. Not a sullen, sulking outcast, though. She is caring, happy, involved, and free. The narrator of this story, a young man, is surprisingly complex.

I won't go into the plot, (I hate giving away surprises!), except to say don't worry, this isn't one of those books where somebody dies at the end! I will say that this book, while geared toward kids from 13-17, is a wonderful read for us "grown-ups" as well.

After reading it, I decided, that I want to be Stargir.

i liked the book and am giving it to my niece. it is a great book for younger ladies and i suppose guys too its great for those who feel out of place and for those who might be inclined to judge those who are different

My daughter loves this book. I bought the book last week and she read it immediately and she got impressed with the story.I'd recommend this book for all family.

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I bought this book for my daughter who is in 7th grade and had to read this for class. I read this book before she took it to school with her and it is a really interesting book. I really enjoyed it. I think that it relates to things that happen in middle school. I highly recommend this book.