Hillari Kimble, a well known and somewhat popular girl at Leo's school, declares that Stargirl is a fake, and speculation and rumors abound. She is so different that at first, the student body does not know what to make of her. She also brings a ukulele to school every day, as well as her pet rat, Cinnamon.
Leo learns that up until this point, she has been homeschooled, but even that doesn't seem to excuse her strange behavior for example, she comes to school in strange outfits-kimono, buckskin, 1920s flapper clothes, and pioneer clothes. The story picks up two years later with the arrival of Stargirl Caraway at Leo's school, Mica High.
After his birthday and collection of porcupine neckties are mentioned in a local newspaper when he's 14, Leo receives a second porcupine necktie, left anonymously. Before the move, his Uncle Pete gives Leo a porcupine necktie as a farewell present, inspiring him to collect more like it. The book begins with a brief introduction to the main character, Leo, at an early age, which is followed by his move from his home state of Pennsylvania to Arizona when he is 12. Ī feature film adaptation of the novel directed by Julia Hart and starring Grace VanderWaal was released in 2020 on Disney+. Ī sequel Love, Stargirl was released on August 14, 2007. It was a New York Times Bestseller, a Parents Choice Gold Award Winner, an ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults Award winner, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Stargirl was well received by critics, who praised Stargirl's character and the novel's overall message of nonconformity. Stargirl is a young adult novel written by American author Jerry Spinelli and first published in 2000.
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