Analysis Of Leo Borlocks's Stargirl

The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli, is about a girl named Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl recently enrolled in a new high school after being previously homeschooled. She was different from the other students in several ways. Stargirl wore different outfits and acted differently from the other kids. She plays her ukulele at lunch and she is nice to everyone despite not receiving the same treatment from the other kids. After amusing behavior at a football game, Stargirl becomes a cheerleader and is the most popular girl in school. However, Stargirl was cheering for the opposing team during basketball season, the student body turned on her. After some time during the school year, the student body accepted Stargirl for who she was after the dance. Throughout the story, Stargirl was treated too harshly by the other students from the first few months of school when everything about her was being judged and through her acceptance, eventual rejection, of her by the students.

Stargirl was another fantastic book Jerry Spinelli. He added interesting characters, such as, Leo the quiet and shy one, Stargirl unique and fun one, Dori Dilson Stargirl only friend, Archie the wise and elderly one, Kevin Leo’s friend that likes the stoplight, and Hillari Kimble the popular bratty one. This book takes place in MICA, Arizona. Now, in paragraph one I will discuss the plot of Stargirl. Next, I will talk about the theme in Stargirl. Finally, I will evaluate Jerry Spinelli`s job on the novel Stargirl.

When this romance initially commences, Leo notices people treating him differently as if he is an alien. This is because Stargirl is an extraordinarily typical girl who doesn’t track the culture of the school. She plays an ukulele, keeps a pet rat in her tote bag, treats everyone with kindness and serenades them in the lunchroom on their birthdays. As a result Leo requests Stargirl to transform her identity so she can fit into the school, and people won’t look down upon them. He wants her to conform into the society. She adjusts her name into “Susan”—an “ordinary” high school girl. The reader discovers in this progression that she is discontented pretending to be what she isn’t. Ultimately, she is happiest when she is factual to herself. As she articulates “Every once in a while someone comes along who is . . . a little more in touch with the stuff we’re made of, it’s our identity what really perceives who I am rather than assimilating I rather enjoy myself as who I really am. ” (Spinelli, Stargirl 177). This advocates that perhaps one can take a message from her and be a little truer to one self. Rather than following what others say and having no genuine identity, it is vital to build up an own identity a way one can be referred to as.

In the highly acclaimed book Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, life in the nondescript Mica Area High School in Arizona is rather dull until a unique and oddball girl by the name of Stargirl Caraway arrives and turns everything around. Told in the perspective of a boy named Leo, the story is about how Stargirl stands out from the mainstream life of the high school body. They have a hard time reacting to her weird and quirky habits, but they begin to accept her until she ends up becoming the most popular girl in the school. This all goes down wind though, and Stargirl is faced with the fact that she needs to start fitting in and acting normal. In a five star review on Goodreads, Jared states that he loves this book because it’s about individuality

“She is today. She is tomorrow”. These are the words that are plastered on posters all across Mica. Susan Caraway, more commonly known as “Stargirl”, has recently announced that she will be running for mayor in Mica’s upcoming election. Stargirl is recognized amongst Micans for her generous, outgoing personality as well as her individuality. These three traits are what would make her Mica’s ideal mayor.

Stargirl, the main character, also the protagonist altered her personality, demeanor, and her overall individuality by becoming ‘normal’ for Leo Borlock. Leo is important to Stargirl, which is why she chose to change herself in hope to make him happy. Stargirl chose to change when Leo expressed his feelings. He conveyed that she needs to conform to her peers by the way she dresses and speak in order to further satisfy him and enhance his attraction to her. Stargirl primary name is Susan, which is who Leo wanted her to be, ultimately. Stargirl and Susan are very different from each other. Stargirl is free and does not care about other people’s perception of her. She is very unique and exceptional. Stargirl carries a huge canvas bag with a life-size sunflower painted on along with a long dress so long that resembles a wedding gown. In that canvas bag was her pet rat she is fairly close to name Cinnamon. Susan on the other hand, is “normal” and like other teenagers her age. She wore regular jeans along with sandals topped with common accessories her classmates wore. So to conclude, a single change

Mia takes readers on a captivating journey, trying to navigate the ups and downs of middle school while simultaneously trying to deal with her sick cat and her newly diagnosed synesthesia. Wendy Mass has written a whole host of other books as well, all of which have relatable characters and captivating themes. Although none of the characters are quite the same, and none of the themes are completely synonymous, they all share the same basic trait: connecting with readers. One such book is Every Soul a Star. The book has three main protagonists: Ally, a girl who has lived with her family on an isolated campground, Bree, a tween who has grand plans to be a supermodel, and Jack, a middle school student who is failing his science class. They all meet on Ally’s campground to watch a rare solar eclipse, and in the process change each other’s lives as well as their own. One of the major themes of the book is that friendships can form in unlikely places. Many of Mass’ books have a similar theme to this, although no two are in the exact same circumstances. Even though the theme is not exactly the same as in A Mango-Shaped Space, they are both very moving, very influential

Stargirl is unique at the school. She has a good school spirit and has made people have a good school spirit since she came to that school. She is always happy to people and sings to people when it is there birthday. She has a rat named cinnamon.

She doesn’t care what people think - at all. From the first day at Mica High, Stargirl is an odd duckling. She doesn’t quite understand all the unwritten rules at her new school either, so she just goes along doing her thing. She sings “Happy Birthday” to complete strangers, cheers for people picking up litter, and performs impromptu halftime shows. She wears victorian dresses, a kimono, a flapper dress, an Indian buckskin, and much more. No matter

People may say Stargirl is idealistic, but that’s the point! Both the blandness of the students at Mica High and Stargirl’s eccentricity are greatly exaggerated. It was meant to be on the border of fantasy & reality. “The story, and in particular the characters, are intended to raise dust in the corners of credibility. To challenge our routine way of seeing ourselves,” noted Spinelli in a book interview. Stargirl is an extreme, but achievable, case of individuality.

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While reading “Normal” by Ms. Nielsen, I kept finding myself thinking about Stargirl. Stargirl and the author were so similar, yet so different. They were similar in a sense that they didn’t fit in with others. However, how

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Isabella Orozco is a hardworking Chino Hills High Student in her 3rd year of the Health and Science Academy. When described by both mentors and peers, Isabella is always said to be a person who is willing to go above and beyond. An example of this was when she was on a field trip to the newly opened Keiser Permanente Labs during her sophomore year. Keiser Permanente was giving an opportunity to a few juniors and seniors to internship at this lab, and Isabella was determined to be one of those few who got that opportunity even though she wasn’t in the age group that they wanted. That day she asked questions and interacted with the interviewers so much that they not only gave her the internship, but she was the leader of the interns as well.

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