num_pages: 192
description: Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’ s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first.  Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.
  **Just announced: STARGIRL will be adapted for film by screenwriter Kristin Hahn and director Catherine Hardwicke.**

language: English
title: Star Girl
titlecomplete: Star Girl (Stargirl #1)
characters: Leo Borlock, Stargirl Caraway, Archie Brubaker
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Teen, School, Young Adult, Romance, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Childrens
ratings_count: 322778
places: Mica, Arizona, The United States of America, Arizona
series: Stargirl
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lincoln Award
publisher: Orchard Books