Stargirl

A book called, Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli, is a novel about a boy and a unique girl that have issues being together because of their companions. The novel, Stargirl, is about Leo Borlock, the narrator, and a unique girl who calls herself, Stargirl Caraway, thus the name of the book. Stargirl is falling in love with Leo, a boy at Mica Area High School (MAHS). The catch to this story is that Leo and Stargirl are having trouble being together because MAHS is full of conformity. Leo conflicts between

Stargirl summery Stargirl is a book narrated by Leo Borlock. He’s an eleventh grader who is content to conform to his close-minded high school environment. In this school environment everyone has a particular place and a new person will collapse under this organization. But Stargirl didn’t. Stargirl Caraway is an unapologetically unique student who has been homeschooled and now is attending high school for the first time. For the first half of the school year, Leo observes Stargirl and her classmates’

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

the novel Stargirl a teenager in high school is very outgoing and a little “weird” to the other students at Micah High School. She has to face a big decision to become a conformist to the high school norms or be a nonconformist and be her unique self. She meets a boy Leo who will impact her decision heavily. The other students are very rude to her because they are, in away, scared of her because she isn’t “normal”. Archie a old man that students often went to for stories understood Stargirl and helped

In Stargirl, Jerry Spinelli shows us that happiness comes from self-acceptance and being true to yourself, rather than seeking the approval of others. When Stargirl first comes to Mica High, everyone is shocked by her long dresses and odd behaviors. She is far different than anyone else they had ever seen, and because of this, her peers do not accept her. While this would make most teenagers would be devastated by the rejection, it has no effect on her happiness or treatment of others. Leo says,

who are conforming and few people who are individual. “Stargirl” written by Jerry Spinelli is the book that is about an individual girl and other conforming students. The main character of this book is a girl who names Stargirl. She is a new student at the Mika high school and she is known as a strange girl because she always wears weird outfits and she does not behave as other students. Spinelli uses characterization and conflict of Stargirl to demonstrate that stay in an individual is good for people

This quote is from Chapter 13, page 63. From the minute Stargirl Caraway stepped into Mica High School it was evident to everyone she was different. One of the first things people notice about Stargirl is her unusual name. It turns out, she names herself and changes her name periodically. I infer from the quote that because Stargirl is a free spirit she does not feel bound by the same social norms we do. Therefore, she feels no obligation to go by her real name. Also, I believe based on Stargirl’s

Jerry Spinelli’s book, Stargirl, is a fiction book that tells a story of a young student named Leo. Leo attends Mica High school along his best friend Kevin and the other Mica High students. The school is a completely average school with cliques and social expectations. That is until Mica High is flipped upside down when the ukulele playing-new girl walks in. Stargirl steals the attention of every Mica student as she dances down the halls, runs across football fields, and sings happy birthday to

I am reading Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli and I am finished with the book. This book is about a girl who is very different from everyone moving to this new school. At first everyone seems to lover her, but it all changes later in the year. One gu named Leo gives her chance and he learns that being different is ok. In this paper I will be connecting and evaluating. I can connect to the character Stargirl because we are both very different from the crowd. One way is that we both do things differently

Is being a one of a kind a key to success? Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli is a novel about a girl that attends a new school and everyone starts to become aware of the fact that she is not “normal”. As people start getting to know Stargirl, they start to realize that she is quite annoying due to her distinctive personality. For instance, she starts going around the lunchroom and starts singing “happy birthday” to whomever when it's their birthday. From this I can infer the author's intended message is