Love, Stargirl (Stargirl Series)

I read the original Stargirl in high school. It was one of the greatest literary surprises I've ever experienced and a testament to the warning not to judge a book by its cover. It remains one of my favorite books to this day. I was not aware of a sequel until I was a number of years older and I snapped it up immediately.Several readers have posted negative reviews based on the fact the title character is now the narrator. Her enigmatic presence is punctured in the sequel as we see the world through her eyes. This is not a negative thing. It's fine to not enjoy this perspective if what you enjoyed about the first book was Stargirl as an ideal, but as a character, I felt the sequel humanized her in a way that was very positive. She's still an atypical, altruistic, even magical girl, but one who has experienced the sting of heartbreak and has sobered. Just a little. She deals with responsibility. She questions romance. She's a person and an interesting one.Her pining throughout the book for Leo, the narrator of the first novel, has been highlighted by some reviewers as a flaw. I disagree. Every one of us has experienced that before. I can look back through my own diary entries from high school and see how desperately involved I was with the fleeting romances of teenagerhood. This is a normal part of growing up and I believe the book handles it in such a way that we can all relate.The diary/letter format may throw people off as it is very different from the linear narrative of the original, but I found it interesting. I enjoy diaries and have long kept one myself, so the story felt more organic to me in this format. It won't work for everyone and that's understandable.The book isn't perfect. Many of the side characters feel phony. A few of them serve as walking literary devices with no personality of their own, which feels a little heavy handed much of the time. Even the better characters seem to serve limited purpose beyond providing Stargril a platform from which to speculate about the universe. The first book captured high school students more organically. The writing, while in no way bad, seems to falter in finding its voice. There are "entries" that I can believe were written by a teenage girl and others that feel like I'm reading a YA novel. I expected Stargirl's voice to be more dynamic and captivating.Even with its flaws, this is a good follow up to the first book. It's a short, entertaining read with some legitimately inspiring passages. If you loved the first book, spend the few dollars to snag this one. It's worth your time.

In “Love, Stargirl”, the sequel to “Stargirl”, the main character’s family has already moved from Arizona to Pennsylvania where Stargirl returns to homeschooling after her short time in a real school in Arizona didn’t work out. In Arizona she was shunned by a mean mob of her peers for being a wonderful, positive role model.If humanity ever evolves into something better, we should learn from Stargirl. But, sad to think, there is only one Stargirl, and she is a fictional character in two books. Hopefully there will be a third book in the future.I read and reviewed “Stargirl” first before buying this sequel. The prequel earned five stars from me but this book is so much better because it is told from Stargirl’s point of view instead of Leo’s, the boy she left behind in Arizona after he dumped her. Of course, the reason he dumped her was because he caved in to peer pressure from a mean mob of other children who thought being too positive was wrong.I don’t think Stargirl is capable of a mean thought or behavior. After what Leo did to her in Arizona, how can she still love him like she does? To Stargirl, it seems Leo is her want-to-be Romeo and she is holding on to hope that he will evolve to her level. Is this wishful thinking? Unless there is a third book that includes Leo, we will never know.Stargirl is an incredible character and I want to know more about her life and friends. Because this book is told from her point of view, we meet all of the friends she makes in Pennsylvania: Dootsie, Betty Lou, Alvina, Perry Delloplane, and more. Each of Stargirl’s new friends is a unique individual as seen through the main characters eyes and thoughts. If we learn anything from the two books, we discover that being an individual is so much better than being the member of a mob of biased, like-minded people.

This review courtesy of Squeaky Clean Reads ([...])Overall Review: Magic. That's what this book is full of: Magic. How so? you might ask. There were no magic spells or magicians or incantations... No, there weren't, but there was magic nonetheless. There is magic in seeing the small and seemingly insignificant things going on around you. There is magic in taking joy in a moment or celebrating a day. And what is more magical than watching a transformation? A person becoming or overcoming? How about befriending a 6 year old? Did you know 6 year olds are magic? They are. An incredible magical journey to a Winter Solstice is made--where the magic brings people together who love each other because first they were loved. In reference to the first book titled "Stargirl", written from the point of view of someone else, I heard tell of the disappointment of humanizing Stargirl in this volume. Humanizing? Where? I beg to differ. What human can make that sort of magic happen? There are some humans out there like her, admittedly, but they are few and far between. We see them and always wonder, "How do they do it?" How? Beautifully and poetically written. Overall rating is 5 out of 5 stars!Content Review:VIOLENCE: one mild instancePROFANITY: few mild instancesSEXUAL CONTENT: NONEMATURE THEME: MildRECOMMENDED AGE GROUP: 14+A wonderfully written, squeaky clean book. The only violent part is when a character gets angry and beats someone up. It's not graphically written, but another character sees and is very shaken. There are less than a handful of swear words--so unusual when writing about teenagers! There is no sexual content (two characters kiss, but there's nothing sensual about it). I considered this to have a mild mature theme only because of the thought provoking nature of the novel. "Love, Stargirl" is a Squeaky Clean read for 14+!This review was written by EmilyA Squeaky Clean Reads Book Reviewer

I loved this book so much! Stargirl really pulls the emotion out of me even as an adult!

Ok, I liked Stargirl. recommended to me by my friend Annie and it was a nice read. However, for me it really only set the scene for this. In my view a stronger novel which has a lot more peer and really develops the character.I am not into spoilers but as the book back says Stairgirl's first love, eo is nit longer the boyfriend, Stargirl has moved away and the adventure begins.I would recommend reading the first book first or you really won't appreciate this second volume.Oh, its really a book aimed at teenagers, I am a lot older than that and feel that you should read any type of good book. And this is one.

12 years old love it

とても素晴らしい作品です！！！英語のリスニングの勉強が楽しくできそうです！

A worth sequel to one of my favourite "coming of age" genre of books. Any fan of "Stargirl" will enjoy this as well.