Love, Stargirl
Readers rate it 3.5 (61 on Hardcover)
290 pages · Released 2007 · Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
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Love, Stargirl is a gentle coming-of-age story told through letters and diary entries that explores heartbreak, friendship, and self-discovery in a thoughtful way. The book centers on a teenager processing grief over a breakup and learning to find meaning and joy in unexpected places. While there is some romantic content and mild emotional heaviness around loss, the overall tone is optimistic and the messaging emphasizes kindness, authenticity, and personal growth. This is appropriate for middle-grade readers maturing into YA, particularly those who appreciated the original Stargirl.
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Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania. Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Young Adult
- Fiction
- Home schooling
- Letters
- Diaries
- Diaries in fiction
- Letters in fiction
- Home schooling in fiction
- Eccentrics and eccentricities in fiction
- Love
- Eccentrics and eccentricities
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ISBN 9780375813757 · Alfred a Knopf Incorporated