Stargirl Movie Tie-In Edition

US: Ember, 2020. Paperback. Like New. This beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disne y+! A modern-day classic and New York Times bestseller from Newbery Medalist Je rry Spinelli. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dea d Wednesday! Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color a nd sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of "Stargirl, Stargirl." She cap tures Leo Borlock' s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that mak es her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to b ecome the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of n onconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tal e about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first lo ve. "Spinelli has produced a poetic allegorical tale about the magnificence and rarity of true nonconformity." -- The New York Times.