ONEOFTIMEMAGAZINE’S100BESTYABOOKSOFALLTIME-NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERAmodern-dayclassicfromNewberyMedalistJerrySpinelli,thisbelovedcelebrationofindividualityisnowanoriginalmovieonDisney+!Anddon’tmisstheauthor’shighlyanticipatednewnovel,DeadWednesday!Stargirl.FromthedayshearrivesatquietMicaHighinaburstofcolorandsound,thehallwayshumwiththemurmurof“Stargirl,Stargirl.“ShecapturesLeoBorlock’sheartwithjustonesmile.Shesparksaschool-spiritrevolutionwithjustonecheer.ThestudentsofMicaHighareenchanted.Atfirst.Thentheyturnonher.Stargirlissuddenlyshunnedforeverythingthatmakesherdifferent,andLeo,panickedanddesperatewithlove,urgeshertobecometheverythingthatcandestroyher:normal.Inthiscelebrationofnonconformity,NewberyMedalistJerrySpinelliweavesatense,emotionaltaleabouttheperilsofpopularityandthethrillandinspirationoffirstlove.Don’tmissthesequel,Love,Stargirl,aswellasTheWarden’sDaughter,anovelaboutanothergirlwhocan’thelpbutstandout.“Spinelliisapoetoftheprepubescent....Nowriterguideshisyoungcharacters,andhisreaders,pastthesepitfallsandchallengesandtowardtheirfutureswithmorecompassion.“--TheNewYorkTimes
