What I've read this summer . . . Vol 2
Stargirl - Jerry Spinelli

For this week I read the other book I had borrowed from Kid #1's teacher, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. I had been wanting to read a book by Mr. Spinelli for a long time, and since the teacher had just received this as a lit book and hadn't read it yet, I thought, what the heck.

I have only one word for this book . . . WOW!

Stargirl is a Middle Grade novel, but I was thrown off at first because the novel takes place in high school and not many MG novels do. In fact this book breaks a lot of rules and that's a very good thing!

The main character goes through an amazing transformation through his relationship with a girl who is so vivid, who's character just pops out at you and holds onto you until the end.

By the second to the last chapter I was in tears. At first I thought it was a hormonal thing, but I came to find out it was Mr. Spinelli's incredible writing.

In the end, the thing that struck me the most was how Stargirl affects Leo and his outlook on the world. I could very much relate to that feeling as I have had several people in my life who have affected me in that same way, including a couple of special people these past few months.

And that was the reason why I was crying.

I highly recommend this book and would read it again in a heartbeat!

Until next week . . . Happy Reading! :)