Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2002) Paperback UNREADPaperback in Very Good condition. Daring to Be Different In a moving and highly engaging tale about the vagaries of adolescent peer pressure, Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli tells the story of Stargirl, a high school student who is startlingly different from everyone else. The need to conform and unabashed curiosity about those who don't are at the heart of this touching tale, which aptly demonstrates the peaks and pitfalls of popularity. Sixteen