The note said “I LOVE YOU” (Spinelli 72) It was signed a picture of a star then a picture of a girl. Then one day Leo found a random note in his house. Now Stargirl has no one to sit with her, no one to sing happy birthday to (because they ignore her) and no friends. The only time Mica High ever had a winning streak in the history of Mica High, and Stargirl was the one to mess this all up. You don’t think that that’s bad? Well the team loses their first game of the season. Stargirl starts cheering for the other team and her team. Stargirl tries out to be a cheerleader and makes it. Leo is a shy boy that thinks Stargirl is gorgeous (like all the guys) and wants Stargirl to be on his show “Hot Seat.” It is a show where people ask about your life and very personal questions that get aired on the school TV’s. She does stuff like sings Happy Birthday to whoever’s birthday it is, (how does she know if no one tells her whose birthday it is) cheers for both teams and many other things.

She does really nice things, but for some reason everyone hates her. Although all the guys think she’s pretty, they still don’t like her. Stargirl is a new girl in school that everyone absolutely hates. The book was based on two characters, Leo and Stargirl. It is set in the early 2000’s and is in Arizona, USA. “Did you see her? That was the first thing Kevin said to me on the first day of school.” (Spinelli 3) The hook of Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli really caught my attention and makes me want to read it.