Stargirl Audiobook (Free)
- John Ritter
- 4 h 25 min
- Listening Library (Audio)
- 2002-05-14
Summary:
A modern-day vintage and New York Times bestseller that celebrates the power of personality and personal expression from beloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli.
Stargirl. From your day she finds quiet Mica Saturated in a burst of color and audio, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She catches Leo Borlock’ s center with just one single smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one single cheer. The college students of Mica Great are enchanted. At first.
Then they turn on her..LEARNING MUCH MORE on the subject of Stargirl Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything which makes her different, and Leo, panicked and eager with love, urges her to be the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of non-conformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, psychological tale about the perils of recognition and the thrill and motivation of first love.
Don’t miss the sequel, Like, Stargirl, and Jerry Spinelli’s latest novel, The Warden’s Child, about another woman who can’t help but stand out.
“Spinelli is definitely a poet of the prepubescent. . . . No writer guides his young individuals, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion.” -The NY Times