Love, Stargirl

So possibly I am to old for adolescent literature, however I loved this book by Jerry Spinelli. It is the sequel to Stargirl, and while I am not usually big on "sequels" (think home alone 2) I really enjoyed this book.

In Love, Stargirl, Stargirl is a bit more grown-up (16) and not quite as eccentric, though she is still her own person. She is trying to figure out how to find and maintain happiness in her new home in Pennsylvania. In her quest to find happiness, she makes a new best friend (a precocious 6 year old) and collects a random assortment of companions who all have their own eccentricities (an agoraphobic, 11 year old tomboy, an elderly man who sit by his wife's grave every day, etc). Along with her new cast of friends, Stargirl also finds a new "like interest", a young man named Perry who is as handsome as he is rebellious.

The book is written in diary form, Stargirl is writing the "worlds longest" letter to her one and only true love--Leo. Throughout the letters Stargirl tells of her trials to find happiness intermixed with her longing for Leo and confusion over her new "like".

In the end, I wish more people were as caring and assure of themselves as Stargirl, this is an excellent read for anyone who is wondering where there place in the world lies or who is struggling to find happiness in the "little things".

Though this book was written for 13 to 16 year old girls, it made me laugh, cry and thank the world that I am who I am.

Enjoy!