Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - Book Report/Review Example

Leo discovers that Stargirl is in love with him. They have time out. Over time, Leo discovers and appreciates many aspects of Stargirl's personality such as reading newspapers, or observing people, and then helping them in different ways.However, Leo is much embarrassed when Stargirl puts a note on the school bulletin board "STARGIRL LOVES LEO" (94). Moreover, he has to share the full-scale impact of Stargirl's shunning at the hands of others for being her boyfriend. He tries to hide his relation with Stargirl.

He also begs Stargirl to be "normal" (47), which she does swiftly, and even switches name to Susan (her real name). Leos happiness on this change soon vanishes when the students keep shunning Stargirl and Leo.Stargirl character opens up more when she delivers a speech at a contest in Phoenix. She calls her speech "I Might Have Heard a Moa." Despite winning that contest, Stargirl's hopes for acceptance by the students at Mica fritter away. Disillusioned, she resumes her identity as Stargirl. When Stargirl forms a singing group, she ends up singing with her only friend, Dori.

Students ridicule them. Stargirl feels a change in Leos attitude and mentions it to him by saying, "I know you’re not going to ask me to the Ocotillo Ball" (118). She gives Leo her usual smile and at which Leo hates her. He actually does not invite her to the Ocotillo Ball. She still goes, enchants everybody again, and disappears forever. Leo is unable to find her whereabouts.At the end of the novel, Fifteen years later, Leo visits Archie, a retired teacher, whom Leo used to visit occasionally along with other students during school.

Archie tells Leo, "Star people are rare." He also takes Leo to Stargirl's workplace, where Leo finds out that Stargirl had been maintaining files on different people. Leo also takes Archie into the foothills, where Archie buries his prize Paleocene rodent along with a slip of paper. Archie does not tell what is on the slip of paper. The ending part of the novel entitled "More Than Stars" tells that Kevin, Leos friend, is an insurance salesman. Mica high school has a new club who conditions every intending member to do something nice for someone every day.

Leo lives by the memories of Stargirl, as well as does the things she used to do. While reading a newspaper, he looks for the fillers, the articles about random acts of kindness. Then, just one day before his birthday, he receives a gift-wrapped package in the mail with a porcupine necktie in it, and he knows she is still out there.Works CitedSpinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. Internet. 25 Feb 2009. <http://d.scribd.com/docs/1akmxee2b4jnzlqikgwo.pdf>