Love, Stargirl (book in review)

Today I read a book. That's right, a whole book. And while the reading level was easy, it was a whole book! And so here are my thoughts (because you're ever so interested!).

Have any of you read the book Stargirl, but Jerry Spinelli. I did. Like a year ago. Quick summary of that book...

The book centers on an eccentric and compassionate 10th grade girl at Mica Area High School in Arizona named Susan "Stargirl" Caraway, who has spent her previous years in homeschooling. Tenth-grader Leo Borlock narrates the story of how she came, how they met, and how their relationship developed. It's about Stargirl's strange view on life. And Leo's learning to accept and learning to view the world differently. It's about conformity vs. individuality. And I suggest you go read it.


But I also suggest you ready Love, Stargirl (the sequal!). It picks up a year or so later from where Stargirl left off, only now, you get to read it from Stargirl's point of view, as letters to Leo. It reads as a day to day type journal and she tells of the events of her daily life and remembers those times back in Arizona at Mica High. And I have to say, that I think I liked the sequal better? It's been a while since I read Stargirl, but Love, Stargirl was something else. In this book Stargirl forgets herself due to the loss of Leo after she moves, but finds herself in the members of her new town. The book was full of moving moments, unexpected friendships and characters to remember. You fall in love with the innocence and quirkiness that has come to define "Stargirl" all over again and more intimately, as you get to read her actual thoughts. And all in all it was a great 'coming of age' book that makes you want to look at life and want to appreciate the small things in life just a little bit more.