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1. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli My Rating: 4 stars I really loved the message this book sent. The positive message about being yourself is something I really don't see in books anymore so this book was a good change of pace. Click here for my review 2. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs My Rating: 5 stars I mainly decided to read this book because a few years back I saw the trailer for the movie and really wanted to see it. I decided to wait until I'm older so I could read the book first and now that I've read it, I don't think I want to see the movie! It's not that the book wasn't good. It's just the trailer seems a little...off. Click here for my review 3. Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs My Rating: 4 Stars This book was still good, but it isn't as good as the other books in the Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children series. Click here for my review 4. The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow by Jessica Haight a...

Page Count: 183 Published: August 8, 2000  My Rating: 4 Stars  Series: Stargirl series (Book 1) Grene: Contemporary  Amazon Link for Stargirl    "She was exclusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. We did not know what to make of her. In our mind, we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin went right through her." This quote from the book sums it up perfectly.    Stargirl Caraway had been homeschooled until now. To the students of Mica High, this was a big deal. She was different from everyone else. She carried a canvas bag with sunflowers on it. She wore floor-length skirts. She strummed her ukulele every day at lunch. She carried her pet rat, Cinnamon, with her everywhere. Stargirl wasn't afraid to be herself. By December, the whole school loved her.  Stargirl is narrated by Leo Borlock, who is entering his junior year of high school. Leo becomes friends with Stargirl and learns about the importance of individualit...