Stargirl becomes a good luck charm for the football team and begins hanging out with Leo and tries to get him to come out of his shell. Kevin and Leo invite her onto their show, but she politely declines. The free-spirited Stargirl Caraway, makes an impression on Leo and later performs for their losing football team, the Mudfrogs. In high school, Leo plays trumpet in the marching band and helps his friend Kevin Singh, a member of the A.V. On each birthday, he receives a new porcupine tie from an unknown person. Leo Borlock, a teenager in Mica, Arizona, wears a porcupine tie in remembrance of his late father. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised Hart's direction and the nostalgic tone.Ī sequel, Hollywood Stargirl, was released on June 3, 2022. The film is directed by Julia Hart, produced by Kristin Hahn, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman and Jordan Horowitz from a screenplay written by Hahn, Hart and Horowitz, and stars Grace VanderWaal and Graham Verchere. The film explores the tense emotions, non-conformity and self-expression of teenagers in high school, and the exuberance of first love. No writer guides his young characters, and his readers, past these pitfalls and challenges and toward their futures with more compassion.Stargirl is a 2020 American jukebox musical romance film based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Jerry Spinelli that debuted on Disney+. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.ĭon't miss the sequel, Love, Stargirl, as well as The Warden's Daughter, a novel about another girl who can't help but stand out.

Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal.

She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of 'Stargirl, Stargirl.' She captures Leo Borlock' s heart with just one smile. ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERĪ modern-day classic from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, this beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+!Īnd don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday!

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