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How is she rejected at one and accepted at the other? And how does this acceptance ultimately lead to rejection?ĩ. After Stargirl wins the oratorical contest, Leo says that 'the cheering is as wild as that of the crowd at a championship basketball game.' Stargirl is the focus at both events but in very different ways. Author Jerry Spinelli plays two major events in the novel off of each other: the basketball championships and the oratorical contest. She looked just like a hundred other girls at Mica High-I had never been so happy and proud in my whole life.' How did you feel when you read this part of the novel?Ĩ. After Stargirl changes back to 'Susan,' Leo says 'she looked magnificently, wonderfully, gloriously ordinary. Do you think Stargirl ever wanted to be popular? How might she define popularity?ħ. Find places in the novel that reinforce these themes and discuss. Popularity, fitting in, and 'sameness' are all key themes in Stargirl. Do you, as a reader, like Stargirl? If you were a student at Mica High, would you reach out to her like Dori Dilson, or reject her like Hillari Kimble? Do you think the students of Mica High are ultimately too harsh on Stargirl?Ħ. Do you think that groups of people need a leader, like Hillari Kimble, to turn opinions against another person?ĥ. But then others begin to feel the same way as Hillari. In the beginning, Hillari Kimble seems to be the only person who openly dislikes Stargirl. Do you think your name is an integral part of who you are, or can you imagine yourself with another one?Ĥ. Do you accept her reason why she did this? How is 'Stargirl' an ideal name for her? Think about the possibility of changing your name several times. While Stargirl is a guest on 'Hot Seat,' Kevin asks her why she changed her name. One day you might see someone you know.' Now that you've finished the novel, what do you think Archie means by this statement?ģ. Archie has many thoughtful insights into the personality of Stargirl, and at one point says about her: 'You'll know her more by your questions than by her answers. Professor Archie Brubaker is the voice of reason throughout the novel. As the saying goes, 'love is blind.' How is this truly the case with Leo and Stargirl? Looking back, how can you tell that Leo was falling for her? And does he stay in love with her, even after she moves away?Ģ. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction.Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America’s Finest News Source.The Wizard, The Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey.

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If you didn’t review it, but have an opinion, then let me hear it. If you’ve talked about this book, I’d love it if you’d put a link in the comments. The Amazon reviews looked like they were all over the place, and I’ll admit that I’m too lazy to look for the blogger reviews. By the end of the book the teens’ fifty-day relationship is almost two years in the past, they’ve had no contact, and she’s still totally hung up on him. Three, Stargirl is hung up on a boy she met one year ago (at the beginning of the book). One, her father’s a milkman? There are still milkmen in America? Two, the little kid Dootsie needs some serious limit-setting. Oh, and the book is really one long letter to the boy she left behind, the boy who turned his back on her, in the last book. There are lots of quirky people in this small town another one of my pet peeves in books and they all come together under Stargirl’s guidance. Watch Stargirl babysit a little girl for no pay! Watch Stargirl help an angry preteen! Watch Stargirl selflessly visit an agoraphobic neighbor! Watch Stargirl win over an antagonistic boy! And on and on. She’s not ostracized as much, but she’s even more perfect than before.

Instead of the high school, it’s a small town. Love, Stargirl didn’t bring the same sense of recognition or magic. I found the character a little over-the-top and the message a little heavy-handed, but overall I liked the way the book showed the rigid, closed-minded high school world and how it can be infiltrated by a new idea and/or new person. I liked the first book, Stargirl, being a little bit of a Stargirl myself in my rural, always-the-same, middle-of-nowhere high school. I forgot about it, ’kay? Get off my back. Yes, I’m just getting to Love, Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli.

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