6/30/2023 0 Comments Stargirl jerryHaving been homeschooled, Stargirl appears at Mica High dressed as a hippie holdover and toting a ukulele, which she uses to serenade students on their birthdays she marks holidays with Halloween candy and Valentine cards for all. By describing the girl through the eyes of a teen intermittently repulsed by and in love with her, Spinelli cunningly exposes her elusive qualities. Even before she appears at Mica High, Spinelli hints at her invisible presence readers, like Leo, will wonder if Stargirl is real or some kind of mirage in the Sonoran Desert. As narrator Leo Borlock reflects on his junior year in a New Mexico high school, Stargirl takes center stage. Part fairy godmother, part outcast, part dream-come-true, the star of Spinelli's latest novel possesses many of the mythical qualities as the protagonist of his Maniac Magee.
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