Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Book that I have recently finished is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Stargirl is a girl who isn’t afraid to be herself. She wears long skirts, she plays ukulele and has a rat named Cinnamon. A Leo falls develops a crush on Stargirl but not for who she really is. He wants her to change and become Susan instead of Stargirl because ever since they started dating the whole school have been ignoring Leo. For a little while in the middle of the story Susan replaces Stargirl and Leo is thrilled. Susan blends right into the crowd because she is “normal”. But eventually Susan becomes Stargirl again. Leo breaks up with her. Later in the story Leo realizes that he needs Stargirl but it’s to late.

This book sends a powerful message of be yourself no matter what any body else thinks. When Stargirl was Susan she was upset and depressed. We know this when Leo notices that Stargirl’s wagon only has two stones in it. Stargirl has a wagon were she puts stones and that shows how happy she is. It can go all the way up to twenty. She says that they lowest its has gone is maybe three or four stones but when Leo goes in to here room he see’s that there are only two stones in the wagon. This shows that went you aren’t yourself you become sad because you cant show your true colors. Stargirl is a really amazing book about love, kindness and finding yourself. I highly recommend this book to people 10 and up.