Freshman year is the year that your body goes through some physical changes that may affect how you’re perceived by others. It’s also the year when you’re ought to adapt to a new system, changing some psychological, mental and emotional aspects that your brain has previously adapted to. To me, it was the year my mind was convinced that not all books were the “spawn of the devil”. Helping out in the library was easy, but asking for help from the library was hard. I was never fond of books, until ninth grade, as it was difficult trying to engage my mind to what was written on the pages. Regardless of the genre of the book, it almost seemed like an enforced engagement in which the book was happy, but the mind was not. I never wanted to read a book, but I had to. My English teachers would always choose a book that had to be read to be understood. The novels determined our grades, based off of how knowledgeable we are in the settings, themes and characters of that chosen novel. “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli was the chosen novel. When the second trimester of ninth grade began, this book was our main focus in English. I thought to myself “It’s going to be another pointless and confusing tale”. I was mistaken though, for judging a book by its underwhelming cover. …show more content…
Stargirl was introduced, and I found myself falling in love with her character, because she was an outcast and a social misfit. She was weird, but that’s what I enjoyed the most and related to. Stargirl had one best friend who actually loved her, whilst everyone else somewhat envied her unique personality. And no matter how rude everyone acted towards her, she remained true to her own standards. She was not a follower, liked to stand out, and did not intend to be amongst a flock of