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STARGIRL by Jerry Spinelli

First Edition cover
STARGIRL

Author : Jerry Spinelli
Published year : 2000
Language : English
Pages : 186
Cover Artist by Jerry Spinelli


"Nobody has the time; the time cannot be owned"_ Jerry Spinelli

"The trouble with the miracles is, they don't last long."_Jerry Spinelli





The story started with the arrival of new-goofy-classmate, Stargirl. I mean what kind of people has a name of Stargirl. It can't be her true name! And then just as eccentric as her name, Stargirl start her own strange ritual in the public like singing happy birthday to each kid whom has the birthday in canteen, she brings ukulele to the school, and has a rat pet sitting in her shoulder.

The coming of Stargirl in Mica High School is phenomenal. Soon, she quickly become popular and then invited to become Cheerleaders. Right after she is cheering, their basketball team which always ordinary and seldom to win, suddenly unbeatable. The team is loved by the entire students and suddenly they are become fanatics with their team.

And Stargirl always be a stargirl, when they entered state-competition, suddenly stargirl cheering the opposite team. She do it frequently and what the tip of iceberg happen when Stargirl help the "enemy" when he is hurt.

Like a massive tsunami, every student in Mica High hate her, despise her and give a silent treatment to her. She is no longer exist, every body ignore her like she is lost into thin air.

And there is a boy, who watch her closely since the day she arrived. The boy is too shy to admit that he fond of her and stargirl help him to reveal his feeling.

Soon the story is started like me and you vs the world.
***


Pardon me if I am describe it like  any other cliche love story. But in fact it is not!
Stunned by a very eye catching and minimalist cover, I had no hesitation to buy the book right away. Yes, I believe I judge a book from it's cover (though I've been deceived so many times).

The cover is described well the contents. The strangeness and the homeliness.

Narrated from the point of view of ordinary people to see the saint-girl like star girl make everything is well received. Like I know exactly who stargirl is and she's been there as my own highschool mystery.

And what matter the most it is sweet love story of ordinary high schoolers yet delivered beautifully.
Leo's ( the protagonist) cowardliness is acceptable, and will usually done by ordinary person. We called it as realistic person (in a sarcastic way).

Actually this story of stargirl is ticklish. It is poke our self awareness and conscience, us as ordinary person deal with un-ordinary people which is funny because the un-ordinary people is just being ordinary self.  We, people live at the same corridor of live and when someone is slightly out of the way, we simply judge him/her, and exile him/her.

Yes the story is simple but it is much meaning if we dig it deeper and deeper. This is another allegory masterpiece that bring my conscience to be touched. This is kinda book that will make me ask my self;

How far I am become ordinary to my self?

And

What have I done to punished them-the most original one with my judgement?


This is like self awakening to those-the unconscious phonies whom have been drove into ordinariness.


Bravo Mr. Spinelli!

 

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