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Summary Of Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl

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In the last half of the book Stargirl by: Jerry Spinelli, Leo feels alone, just him and Stargirl. Now, no one in the halls will even look at him. Kevin continues to then tell Leo he is not the one being shunned it is Stargirl. One day, Stargirls name got announced on the loudspeaker and everyone booed. Several days after their first kiss everyone is making fun of them and on the wall in huge letters it reads “STARGIRL LOVES LEO”, Leo is mortified by of the fact of all this nonsense. The next day, Stargirl was nowhere to be found. As Leo walks out of the cafeteria, he hears her voice, but then he turns around and this girl is wearing sandals, jeans, red lipstick, painted nails, and lots of jewelry but it is her. She remarks that Stargirl

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