The magic moment of sunrise is magnified by a special tent her parents have built, allowing the sunlight to stream in through a hole in the tent, forming a single beam that cuts through the crowd of people and pierces the back wall.

On the morning of the Winter Solstice, Stargirl is overwhelmed and surprised when a huge crowd of her friends and acquaintances, and several other people she's unfamiliar with, flock to Calendar Hill, including her friend Betty Lou who hasn't left her house in nine years. In the end, Stargirl becomes worried that no one will show up for her solstice party, but is reassured by Archie, her former teacher and friend from Arizona, who arrives to attend her celebration and comforts her with his wisdom. She learns his mother has a new baby, whom Perry has been trying to support by working several jobs and by resorting to 'stealing' to avoid burdening her with feeding him. Stargirl also discovers the truth about Perry, who has been very mysterious about his family and personal life. With the arrival of autumn, Stargirl's life is affected as she meets several new characters: Alvina, a grumpy young girl who delivers donuts to Betty Lou Perry, a teen boy who Alvina is falling in love with and Perry's 'harem,' The Honeybees.Īs winter sets in, Stargirl plans a Winter Solstice party, inviting all of the people she has encountered in her new town to celebrate the beginning of winter by joining her at sunrise on her Enchanted Hill, which she now calls Calendar Hill. They also share a very nice time watching flowers together. She is quite nice and Stargirl soon becomes friends with her as well. She befriends Dootsie, a noisy but lovable 6-year-old who takes a shine to Stargirl and wants to switch.ĭootsie introduces her to Betty Lou, an agoraphobic elderly woman. New in town, homeschooled, and feeling rejected by Leo, the 16-year-old narrator of the first book who had fallen under her spell, she is lonely and sad-her 'happy wagon,' where she keeps stones representing her level of happiness, is almost empty.

It picks up where the previous novel left off after Stargirl left Mica High and describes her bittersweet memories in the town of Mica, Arizona along with the involvements of new people in her life, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The book is the sequel to the New York Times bestselling book Stargirl and centers on 'the world's longest letter' in diary form. Love, Stargirl is a 2007 young adult novel by Jerry Spinelli.

Star Girl by jerry-spinelli