Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Apr 30 '05
Pros: Whimsical characters, super-entertaining
Cons: Stargirl's predictable I-am-thorns-and-flowers-I-am-everything routine
Summary: So I was wandering through the juvenile fiction section of the library which I am now thoroughly addicted to, and I found this book with a plain green cover, decorated with a little stick girl and a star. It was pretty much an afterthought, tossing ... read more
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Jul 22 '11
Pros: 1. Very interesting
2. Fun characters
Cons: 2. Wish the story didn't leave me hanging!
Summary: Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, is in my opinion, a very good book. This book follows the story of Leo Borlock, whose life gets a spin when a new girl (previousy homeschooled) comes to his high school. The girl is named Susan Caraway, but she ... read more
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Mar 12 '10
Pros: Stargirl is captivative, heartwarming, spiritual. most readers will easily relate to the young mans feelings.
Cons: The book is rather short, some older readers may be uninterested.
Summary: <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Stargirl Caraway is a 10th grader at Arizona's Mica Area High School who wears rather odd clothes such as pioneer dresses, kimonos, etc. to school, is one of a ... read more
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Feb 03 '10
Pros: Inspiring, life-changing, and downright entertaining.
Cons: The ending makes you want to cry. Its a crying book.
Summary: "Of all the books that I have ever read, this one has been one of the very few that have really changed my life. Read it. Live it. Love it!" This is what my dear friend wrote in the cover of my new copy of Stargirl that she had given me for my ... read more
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Aug 10 '08
Pros: simple & honest writing, fantastic message for teens
Cons: none
Summary: I received this book from a kindergarten acquaintance of mine as a gift, so I was expecting a rather simplistic, high school crush story that involved a happy ending with no regrets. I am so glad that this book is nothing like that. This story is ... read more
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Nov 04 '04
Pros: This book is full of bravery.
Cons: The ending is too sad.
Summary: "Stargirl" is a story that touches our heart. It shows us that no one should never look at you differently. It shows that people are cruel but, you should never let that break your pride. I read this book when It was summertime, in the summer reading ... read more
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Sep 30 '03
Pros: Beautiful writing, honest, thought-provoking
Cons: It ends, is a bit sad
Summary: Jerry Spinelli's "Stargirl" is a story everyone has experienced or heard of in some way, though we may not realize it when we first begin reading. "She seems to be in touch with something that the rest of us are missing." Stargirl is indescribable, ... read more
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Aug 26 '03
Pros: A beautiful, thought provoking book.
Cons: The heartbreaking ending - but then, it would hardly be so beautiful without it.
Summary: I am fifteen. When I read this book, I was about thirteen. I have always, always been a Stargirl - I ... read more
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Feb 01 '03
Pros: good book about peer pressure
Cons: none
Summary: Leo Borlock, a junior at Mica Area High School, isn't in the "in" crowd. But he's not a geek, either. His life changes in a multitude of ways the day he meets Stargirl Caraway, a new student. She doesn't dress like anyone else at MAHS nor does she act ... read more
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Dec 30 '02
Pros: This book has-
*(non)comformity,
*You could relate,
*Has Individulism we all want to show
Cons: None
Summary: I decided to buy this book during the summer. As I read the back I thought it sound alright but not great(was I wrong). Since I read Crash by Jerry Spinelli and loved it I decided to buy Stargirl anyways and see what it was all about. It was incredible. ... read more
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Dec 20 '02
Pros: Brang out all emotions, gave you a feel that you were there, great charectars!
Cons: It ended! I wanted it to go on forever!
Summary: Stargirl is my alltime favorite book! It is great! The ending was kind of sad. Stargirl is a 'loner' and a 'nerd' in her new school, and when the main charectar, Leo, starts to date her people stop liking him too.... Will Leo chose between his friends or ... read more
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Oct 06 '02
Pros: Beautifully written, heartbreaking and honest tale of nonconformity and popularity
Cons: Ends too soon!
Summary: I am a 9th grade teacher at an urban school filled with reluctant readers. In an effort to encourage my kids to read, I keep a bookcase stocked with young adult fiction. Stargirl was purchased to occupy a space on those shelves, and ... read more
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Mar 26 '02
Pros: Well-written honest account of "difference"
Cons: No one is able to so effectively disappear.
Summary: Jerry Spinelli has made quite a name for himself in writing for older elementary aged students. His stories seem universally not only about what is good and right, but how a person must come to conclusions about his or her own actions. In Stargirl, ... read more
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Feb 18 '02
Pros: Great character detail and sense of realism
Cons: Price
Summary: I recently read Stargirl and thoroughly enjoyed it. The plot discourages and brings to the surface a major flaw in today's high schools-stereotyping. In this book, individuality is encouraged, and generosity is made a way of life for the main ... read more
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Oct 30 '00
Pros: a billion
Cons: zip
Summary: Have you ever read a book , and when it ends you just felt so empty and sad because you just wished it kept on going? This is one of those rare books. I have always been a bookworm. But have gotten bored with all the books in the library because they ... read more
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