JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including Dead Wednesday, The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.
JERRY SPINELLI is the author of many novels for young readers, including The Warden's Daughter; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl; Milkweed; Crash; Wringer; and Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal; along with Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of his childhood. A graduate of Gettysburg College, he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, poet and author Eileen Spinelli.
"Spinelli has produced a poetic allegorical tale about the
magnificence and rarity of true nonconformity." —The New York
Times
“A magical and heartbreaking tale.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Part fairy godmother, part outcast, part dream-come-true,
[Stargirl] possesses many of the mythical qualities of Maniac
Magee." —Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Stargirl is luminescent. . . . This book resonates long after the
cover is closed." —The Detroit News and Free Press
"Stargirl tells us the captivating story of a magical, mysterious
girl. . . . A wonderful tribute to nonconformity." —Chicago
Tribune
"Throughout his career, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli has shown
he’s a master of evoking the particular pangs felt in adolescence."
—Time Magazine
"Spinelli has produced a poetic allegorical tale about the
magnificence and rarity of true nonconformity." -The New York
Times
"A magical and heartbreaking tale."-Kirkus Reviews,
Starred
"Part fairy godmother, part outcast, part dream-come-true,
[Stargirl] possesses many of the mythical qualities of
Maniac Magee." -Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Stargirl is luminescent. . . . This book resonates long
after the cover is closed." -The Detroit News and Free
Press
"Stargirl tells us the captivating story of a magical,
mysterious girl. . . . A wonderful tribute to nonconformity."
-Chicago Tribune
"Throughout his career, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli has shown
he's a master of evoking the particular pangs felt in adolescence."
-Time Magazine
Ritter, in the sort of dynamic, focused performance that makes him a versatile actor, effortlessly walks the halls of Mica Area High School as 16-year-old Leo Borlock, a boy coming to grips with first love and the pressures of conformity. Junior year takes a most unusual track for Leo, a proud-to-be-ordinary kid, as well as most of the student body, when a new sophomore named Stargirl arrives on the scene. With her odd clothes, pet rat named Cinnamon and penchant for playing the ukulele during lunch, free spirit Stargirl turns the school on its ear. But before Leo really knows it's happening, Stargirl steals his heart, a development that eventually puts him at odds with just about everyone. As his love for Stargirl grows, so does his concern that they are an oddity in the world; he finds himself facing a difficult choice between society and his girlfriend. With a mesmerizing reading rhythm peppered with spirited and heartfelt dialogue, Ritter fully captures the emotional current of Spinelli's text. He relates the humorous details, clique-related dramas and intense heartbreak of high school life with a knowing tone that young listeners will likely embrace. Ages 12-up. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"A magical and heartbreaking tale."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Spinelli has produced a poetic allegorical tale about the magnificence and rarity of true nonconformity." -- The New York Times "Part fairy godmother, part outcast, part dream-come-true, [Stargirl] possesses many of the mythical qualities of Maniac Magee." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred "Stargirl is luminescent. . . . This book resonates long after the cover is closed." -- The Detroit News and Free Press "Stargirl tells us the captivating story of a magical, mysterious girl. . . . A wonder tribute to nonconformity." -- Chicago Tribune From the Paperback edition.
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