This beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney A modernday classic and New York Times bestseller from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli. 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 schoolspirit 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. Dont miss the sequel Love Stargirl and Jerry Spinellis latest novel The Wardens Daughter about another girl who cant help but stand out. Spinelli is a poet of the prepubescent. . . . No writer guides his young characters and his readers past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion. The New York Times show more