A classic also needs to have memorable writing and characters. This designation raises the question: What makes a book (any book) a classic? For me it means a book that is timeless something you can read years and years after it was written without the book losing its vibrancy. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli is a young adult classic (maybe even a children's classic but that's really a cataloguing issue that I am ill-equipped to discuss). In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity-and the thrill and inspiration of first love.more Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl's arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.Д«ut the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out-under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes-for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of A celebration of nonconformity a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity-and the thrill and inspiration of first love. Ages 12+ Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out-under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes-for Leo and for the entire school. A celebration of nonconformity a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity-and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

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