Stargirl
Registered by ReadingGal79 of Antioch, Illinois USA on 11/8/2002
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Young Adult
I got this book at my daughter's school Book Fair.
I will be reading this book soon as one of the Rebecca Caudill nominees and preparing a book talk on it.
I got this book at my daughter's school Book Fair.
I will be reading this book soon as one of the Rebecca Caudill nominees and preparing a book talk on it.
Are you brave enough to be different and have everyone making fun of you?
Stargirl Caraway makes 11th grade the most interesting year for Leo Borlock and his classmates in Mica, Arizona. She’s different … dresses different … plays the ukulele … has a pet rat … and even puts a tablecloth and flowers on her desk. At first everyone thinks she’s awesome and even want her to be a cheerleader. Leo discovers that he’s falling in love for the first time.
But then something happens that changes everything. All the students start to shun Stargirl. Leo begs her to just be ‘normal’. Then they give him the shunning treatment too and it isn’t so cool anymore.
(p.97-99) At the height of Stargirl’s popularity, kids had been pulling chairs from other tables to squeeze around hers. Now it was just Stargirl, Dori Dilson, and a 9th grader.
“So,” I said, “exactly what is going on?”
He sipped from his straw. “The silent treatment is going on. Nobody’s talking to her.”
It still wasn’t sticking. “What do you mean, ‘nobody’s talking to her’? What, did everybody have a meeting in the gym and vote on it?”
“It wasn’t that official. It just happened. Got up steam”
I gaped at him. “When? When did it start? How? Why?” I was beginning to screech.
“I don’t know exactly. After the basketball stuff, I guess. That really ticked off a lot of people.”
“It was her, Kevin. It was harmless. Weird maybe, but harmless. It was her. One person threw the tomato. One.”
Kevin snickered. “Yeah, and a thousand wanted to. Did you notice the cheers when it happened? People blame her. For the team losing. For our undefeated season going down the toilet. You asked me what was going on, I told you.” He stood up and took his tray to the belt.
I stared at his empty chair until he returned. “Kevin … the Happy Birthday songs, the Valentine cards, all the nice things she does for people … doesn’t that count for something?”
The bell rang. He got up. He gathered his books. He shrugged. “I guess not.”
Will Stargirl change and be normal for everyone to like her? Or will Leo’s feelings for Stargirl keep him from caring about what everyone else thinks? Can they be themselves and still be happy?
Stargirl Caraway makes 11th grade the most interesting year for Leo Borlock and his classmates in Mica, Arizona. She’s different … dresses different … plays the ukulele … has a pet rat … and even puts a tablecloth and flowers on her desk. At first everyone thinks she’s awesome and even want her to be a cheerleader. Leo discovers that he’s falling in love for the first time.
But then something happens that changes everything. All the students start to shun Stargirl. Leo begs her to just be ‘normal’. Then they give him the shunning treatment too and it isn’t so cool anymore.
(p.97-99) At the height of Stargirl’s popularity, kids had been pulling chairs from other tables to squeeze around hers. Now it was just Stargirl, Dori Dilson, and a 9th grader.
“So,” I said, “exactly what is going on?”
He sipped from his straw. “The silent treatment is going on. Nobody’s talking to her.”
It still wasn’t sticking. “What do you mean, ‘nobody’s talking to her’? What, did everybody have a meeting in the gym and vote on it?”
“It wasn’t that official. It just happened. Got up steam”
I gaped at him. “When? When did it start? How? Why?” I was beginning to screech.
“I don’t know exactly. After the basketball stuff, I guess. That really ticked off a lot of people.”
“It was her, Kevin. It was harmless. Weird maybe, but harmless. It was her. One person threw the tomato. One.”
Kevin snickered. “Yeah, and a thousand wanted to. Did you notice the cheers when it happened? People blame her. For the team losing. For our undefeated season going down the toilet. You asked me what was going on, I told you.” He stood up and took his tray to the belt.
I stared at his empty chair until he returned. “Kevin … the Happy Birthday songs, the Valentine cards, all the nice things she does for people … doesn’t that count for something?”
The bell rang. He got up. He gathered his books. He shrugged. “I guess not.”
Will Stargirl change and be normal for everyone to like her? Or will Leo’s feelings for Stargirl keep him from caring about what everyone else thinks? Can they be themselves and still be happy?
Releasing today at the post office to mail to blundergirl in Missouri as part of a trade. Thanks, blundergirl!!! Enjoy & Happy Reading!!
This was such a great book! It has really inspired me to try unusual things and not worry about what others think. It also reminded me to cheer for the other team! I'm in the middle of my student teaching right now...so I'm too busy to really do much with bookcrossing...but I bet I can find a great home for this book at the high school I'm working at! :)
This is a great book. It ended up getting 3rd Place for the Rebecca Caudill award. You can see the results at http://www.rcyrba.org/2003votetally.htm This is an Illinois state award that is voted on by IL students in grades 4-8. I'm glad you enjoyed it, blundergirl ... and hope some of your students do too.
Journal Entry 6 by blundergirl at Missouri Council for the Blind 1445 W Kearney St in Springfield, Missouri USA on Thursday, May 8, 2003
Released on Thursday, May 08, 2003 at Missouri Council for the Blind 1445 W Kearney St in Springfield, Missouri USA.
Because I recently moved into a smaller apartment, I had to rid myself of a BUNCH of books. This one was among those I donated to the Missouri Council for the Blind, on 1445 W Kearney St (the corner of Kearney and Kns Exp). Generally, they charge about 16 cents for books, and most or all of that goes to the Council for the Blind. Do a good deed....go rescue this book!
Because I recently moved into a smaller apartment, I had to rid myself of a BUNCH of books. This one was among those I donated to the Missouri Council for the Blind, on 1445 W Kearney St (the corner of Kearney and Kns Exp). Generally, they charge about 16 cents for books, and most or all of that goes to the Council for the Blind. Do a good deed....go rescue this book!
