...The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli is written in the point of view of a teenager named Leo Borlock. Leo’s school, Mica High, acquired a new student named Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl came into the school and no one knew about her. Soon after her arrival, Stargirl became the most popular girl in school. Her antics as a cheerleader were absurd. Stargirl was known for cheering for the opposing team. In response to her actions, Stargirl’s fellow students called her names, ignored her, and insulted her. Therefore, Stargirl was treated poorly by her peers. Stargirl was insulted by her classmates. During Hot Seat, Stargirl was asked why she changed her name from Susan to Stargirl. Her response was that she did not feel like a Susan. Damon Ricci replied to...
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...In Robert Cormier’s The Moustache, seventeen-year-old Mike made the statement, “for the first time in my life, I saw love at work,” because he was reflecting on his afternoon he spent at the nursing home with his lucid grandmother, as she confused MIke with her deceased husband. In his grandmother’s confusion, she believed that Mike was actually Mike’s grandfather who came to see her after over thirty years after he tragically passed away. Furthermore, she commented that she had been waiting for the grandfather to ask for her husband’s forgiveness in her doubting his faithfulness in their relationship prior to his death and further noted that her doubts changed their relationship. Through these events, Mike learned that love is not a passive...
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