This beloved celebration of individuality is now an original film on Disney+! A modern-day
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 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. Don't miss the sequel Love Stargirl and Jerry Spinelli's latest novel The
Warden's Daughter about another girl who can't 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
