内容简介
Stargirl.FromthedayshearrivesatquietMicaHighinaburstofcolorandsound,thehallwayshumwiththemurmurof“Stargirl,Stargirl.”ShecapturesLeoBorlock’sheartwithjustonesmile.Shesparksaschool-spiritrevolutionwithjustonecheer.ThestudentsofMicaHighareenchanted.Atfirst.Thentheyturnonher.Stargirlissuddenlyshunnedforeverythingthatmakesherdifferent,andLeo,panickedanddesperatewithlove,urgeshertobecometheverythingthatcandestroyher:normal.Inthiscelebrationofnonconformity,NewberyMedalistJerrySpinelliweavesatense,emotionaltaleabouttheperilsofpopularityandthethrillandinspirationoffirstlove.
作者简介
Growingup,JerrySpinelliwasreallyseriousaboutbaseball.HeplayedfortheGreenSoxLittleLeagueteaminhishometownofNorristown,Pennsylvania,anddreamedofonedayplayingforthemajorleagues,preferablyasshortstopfortheNewYorkYankees.Onenightduringhighschool,Spinelliwatchedthefootballteamwinanexcitinggameagainstoneofthebestteamsinthecountry.Whileeveryoneelserodeabouttowntootinghornsincelebration,Spinelliwenthomeandwrote“GoaltoGo,”apoemaboutthegame’sdefiningmoment,agoal-linestand.HisfathersubmittedthepoemtotheNorristownTimes–Heraldanditwasfeaturedinthemiddleofthesportspageafewdayslater.Hethentradedinhisbaseballbatforapencil,becauseheknewthathewantedtobecomeawriter.AftergraduatingfromGettysburgCollegewithanEnglishdegree,Spinelliworkedfulltimeasamagazineeditor.Everydayonhislunchhour,hewouldclosehisofficedoorandcraftnovelsonyellowmagazinecopypaper.Hewrotefouradultnovelsin12yearsoflunchtimewriting,butnoneofthesewereacceptedforpublication.Whenhesubmittedafifthnovelabouta13-year-oldboy,adultpublishersonceagainrejectedhiswork,butchildren’spublishersembracedit.Spinellifeelsthatheaccidentallybecameanauthorofchildren’sbooks.Spinelli’shilariousbooksentertainbothchildrenandyoungadults.ReadersseehislifeinhisautobiographyKnotsinMyYo-YoString,aswellasinhisfiction.CrashcameoutofhisdesiretoincludethebelovedPennRelaysofhishomestateofPennsylvaniainabook,whileManiacMageeissetinafictionaltownbasedonhisownhometown.Whenaskedifhedoesresearchforhiswriting,Spinellisays:“Theanswerisyesandno.No,inthesensethatIseldomplowthroughbooksatthelibrarytogathermaterial.Yes,inthesensethatthefirst15yearsofmylifeturnedouttobeonebigresearchproject.IthoughtIwassimplygrowingupinNorristown,Pennsylvania;lookingbacknowIcanseethatIwasalsogatheringmaterialthatwouldonedayfinditswayintomybooks.”JerrySpinelliistheauthorofmorethanadozenbooksforyoungreaders,includingManiacMagee,winneroftheNewberyMedal.Hislatestnovel,Stargirl,wasaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandanALATopTenBestBookforYoungAdults.
