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Stargirl is an outstanding book about what it's like to be the oddball.

Stargirl is the new kid at school. And she's a little different. First day of school she's wearing an old-fashion dress, and sings happy birthday to a complete stranger in the cafeteria.

Everyone thinks she's weird. Leo doesn't know what to think. Hillari thinks she's an actress, and it's all a big scam. Someone else thinks she's an alien. She isn't real. She can't be.

But Leo realizes she is real. And it looks like she's here to stay.

At first everyone thinks she's kind of funny. Nearly everyday she sings Happy Birthday to someone during lunch, she knows everybody's name, she asks odd questions in class, and on holidays she gives everyone in her homeroom something.

And it turns out Stargirl's got a crush on Leo. And Leo likes her too. Stargirl isn't afraid to tell the world that she's in love.

The more time Leo spends with Stargirl, he realizes that she seems to get something that no one else does. But she also doesn't get how the world sees her.

The kids at school start to shun Stargirl. And Leo too, since he's with her. No one will talk to them. Leo can't stand it, but he wants to stay with Stargirl. He tries to get her to change. Changing Stargirl could be disastrous though. Can Stargirl survive the change?