Where, in an isolation tank or a bomb shelter, a la Brendan Fraser in "Blast from the Past"? It's as though she's descended from the sky. She's a local girl, but nobody knows her because she was homeschooled. Stargirl, played by "America's Got Talent" winner and self-created singer-songwriter phenom Grace VanderWaal, shows up at an Arizona high school from seemingly out of nowhere.
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At the end of the novel, Stargirl has a stronger grasp on her personal identity, and she has made a town full of new friends to embrace the new woman that she has become.Whether or not you can tolerate all this manic pixie dream girl-ness will be a deciding factor in how you respond to "Stargirl," a film adaptation directed by Julia Hart of Jerry Spinelli's 2000 YA novel. Over time, she realizes that Perry is actually a caring, misunderstood young man, but by the time this realization occurs, Stargirl knows that Perry would make a better friend than lover and that her feelings for Leo will never change. Is she still in love with Leo even though he lives in Arizona, or his her heart changing? Is she falling for Perry? She struggles to come to grips about her feelings for Perry, but also to figure out the truth behind his tough exterior. Momentarily, Stargirl is conflicted in her emotions. Stargirl's major personal conflict arises when she realizes that the boy she once found annoying and delinquent - Perry Deloplane - is actually a handsome, fascinating young man.
It is clear that Stargirl has made a strong positive impression on the neighborhood and everyone clamors to show her how much they appreciate her individuality. She doesn't think anyone will wake up early enough to attend and is shocked when more people than expected show up. At the end of the novel, Stargirl hosts a massive Winter Solstice party. This project is so fascinating that soon, the entire neighborhood is involved, lighting their porch lights so Stargirl can walk through the darkness in safety. Every morning, she wakes at 4:00 am to mark where the first sunbeam of the morning touches the earth. Throughout the novel, Stargirl is very connected with nature and her largest project comes when she decides to make a solar calendar similar to the Stonehenge in the woods near her home.
Stargirl passes her days in a variety of ways from "mind washing" or meditating to writing poetry at various locations around town. This includes Dootsie Pringle, the five-year-old pip who interrupts one of Stargirl's meditation sessions Charlie, the man who passes his days by his wife's grave and Perry Deloplane, the thug-turned-love-interest in Stargirl's life. Very soon in the novel, however, Stargirl begins to meet the characters that will become her closest friends. Most of Stargirl's early letters are laced with longing for her life back home as she struggles to assimilate to the new town. The entire novel is comprised of letters written to Leo from Stargirl in the wake of her move. Love, Stargirl is the story of seventeen-year-old Stargirl Caraway's adjustment to her new town after leaving behind her friends in a move to Phoenixville, Pennsylvania for her final year of high school.Īt the opening of the novel, it is clear that Stargirl is extremely lonely for her friends back home, particularly her ex-boyfriend, Leo Borlock.
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