Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli is a Newberry Honor Book about a new tenth grader at high school named Stargirl Caraway. Everyone stares at Stargirl because she is dressed quite differently than the rest of the students and she sits at a table alone at lunch and does not even seem to notice that everyone is staring at her. She is very unique and lives in the moment not thinking about what others will say or think of her, which is particularly unusual for a high school student. Stargirl is friendly to everyone and people begin to like her until she begins cheering for the other team at a ball game. The school then begins to have a continuous losing streak in which they blame her for. Leo Borlock is fascinated with Stargirl and he continues to like her even though the rest of the school has begun to shun her. Leo soon finds that he will have to choose between her and his other friends. He tries to change her only to find that he is not sure that he really wants her to be like everyone else. Stargirl is a very colorful character and her actions will surprise you throughout the book!