Book Review: Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

           I read the book Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli about a girl named Stargirl, who is very special. By special I mean dancing on a football field while a game is going on, singing happy birthday to every birthday boy or girl, giving gifts to people she doesn't even know, and cheering for the other team at basketball games. At the beginning of the book a young boy has a collection of one porcupine tie, but one day he receives a porcupine tie from an unknown giver. He eventually grows up and becomes a junior in high school. On the first day of school Leo notices a new girl at first he is too scared to talk to her but after a while he realizes that he loves her. Stargirl loves Leo also and they do almost everything together. One night at a basketball game Stargirl was cheering for the other team and went to the aide of the other team's star player when he was injured. After that night her entire school starts hating her more and more and until it gets to the point where the entire school ignores her except for Leo. Leo does not want to be ignored so he tries to change her to become a regular person but soon after that she leaves and does not come back for a long time. Fifteen years after she left Leo goes out to his front step on his birthday and there is a porcupine tie in a little box on his steps that was given to him by Stargirl.

            I really thought that this book had a really strong theme that you should not try to change the people you love. I think that this is the theme because in this book Leo tries to change Stargirl so she will not be ignored by all the people in their school. For example in the book it says "Her attempt to become popular, She did change for him but was still ignored. She left soon after this happened. That's why I thought that the strong theme in this book was do not try to change the people you love.

             I enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book to readers that like to read books that have mini romances and mysterious endings. In this book i felt that there was a little bit of science fiction in there because in the book the professor at the school thought that the reason Stargirl was so special was she was more of what our ancestors came from which was stars. Those are the people I would recommend this book to.

I got this picture from:http://www.oprah.com/book/Stargirl-by-Jerry-Spinelli

Joanna, the Best Rainbow There Ever Was!

 

When I grow up I think I'd make a great rainbow. I've always enjoyed bright colors. One of my favorite things to do is fly in airplanes. I even have some experience in hot air balloons. I am really good at making people smile, I love colors, and I love being close to the sky therefore I would be the best rainbow ever!

Making people smile has always come naturally to me. There was that time when I  made even the grumpiest person smile. I'm always smiling and making people smile. Whenever I walk into a room I make everyone grin happily. Being able to make people happy and smile is the first step to becoming the best rainbow there ever was.

Colors are another thing that I really enjoy. It's so exciting when I get to be colorful. When I am colorful I feel like smiling. I am to being colorful as artists are to painting. Being able to be colorful for the rest of my life would be amazing!

Loving the sky as much as I do takes a special talent. I  gained a lot of experience at being near to the sky by flying on airplanes and hot air balloons. I learned a lot about the sky  while flying. For example, on Christmas break I usually fly down south. The time I have spent on a plane is sure to give me an advantage when it comes to becoming a rainbow.

The three most important ingredients required in order to become a successful rainbow are making people smile,loving colors, and enjoying the sky. I've got them all!!!  I want to do all these things daily. I'm never so happy as when I'm in the midst of  smiles, clouds, and colors.It's like James said "Rainbows are colorful and they make me happy!" When I see colors I am happy and that's why I would be the best rainbow ever.

Source for picture: http://www.planetpals.com/weather.html