User:Ninie346/Draft of Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Character Descriptions
Susan "Stargirl" Caraway - a new face to Mica Area High School. Stargirl is different from everyone else at MAHS. She develops a love interest in the main character, Leo Borlock. She brings the idea of individuality to MAHS, something that the school has never encountered before, and the student body is not always sure how to grasp it.

Archie Brubaker - a teacher who works on Saturdays. He is a retired archaeology professor whose home full of bones is open to the students each Saturday.

Kevin Quinlan - the best friend of Leo Borlock. He is the host of Hot Seat. Kevin avoids Leo while he is going out with Stargirl but they become closer again in the end.

Peter Sinkowitz - the boy who lives across the street from Stargirl. Peter is a little boy that Stargirl keeps an eye on. She takes random pictures and notes about him for a scrapbook she will give him when he comes to an age at which he can appreciate it.

Themes
"Stargirl is the very personification of unconventionality, and outsiderhood," explained one critic. The themes expressed in Stargirl add twists and depth to the plot. Stargirl "portrays the conflict between conformity and individuality."