This week, I was Literary Luminary.
Paragraph #1, page 41: Ironically, as we discovered and distinguished ourselves, a new collective came into being, a vitality, a presence, a spirit that had not been there before. It echoed from the rafters in the gym: "Go, Electrons!" It sparkled in the water fountains. At the holiday assembly, the words of the alma matter had wings.
I picked this paragraph because I really liked the way the author described this part of the book. It shows the change in the student's minds, and how they have a new found love for their sports teams. I really enjoyed watching the students' emotions change throughout this section. At first, they didn't care for sports, and now they adore their sports teams.
Paragraph #2, page 44: "I pledge allegiance to United Turtles of America and to the fruit bats of Borneo, one planet in the milky way, incredible, with justice and black bean burritos for all."
I chose this paragraph because it makes me laugh, and I find it funny. Stargirl is a very interesting character, but this makes her more interesting and shows her silly personality.
Paragraph #3, page 49: You never knew when it would happen. Maybe you were a little ninth-grade nobody named Eddie. As you're walking down the hall you see a candy wrapper on the floor. You pick it up and throw it in the nearest trash can - and suddenly there she is in front of you, pumping her arms, her honey hair and freckles flying, swallowing you whole with those enormous eyes, belting out a cheer she's making up on the spot, something about Eddie, Eddie, and the trash can teaming up to wipe out litter. A mob is gathering, clapping hands in rhythm, more eyes on you than all the previous days in your life combined. You feel foolish, exposed, stupid. You want to follow the candy wrapper into the trash can. It's the most painful thing that's ever happened to you.
I chose this paragraph because I enjoy the way it makes me feel like I'm the person Stargirl is singing to. Though the person who is being sung to may not enjoy it, I would have.
Paragraph #4, page 52: She did not seem to notice. Of all the unusual features of Stargirl, this struck me as the most remarkable. Bad things did not stick to her. Correction: Her bad things did not seem to stick to her. Our bad things stuck very much to her. If we were hurt, if we were unhappy, or otherwise victimized by life, she seemed to know about it, and to care, as soon as we did. But bad things falling on her - unkind words, nasty stares, foot blisters - she seemed unaware of. I never saw her look in a mirror, never heard her complain. All of her feelings, all of her attentions, flowed outward. She had no ego.
I chose this paragraph because it highlights Stargirl's kind intentions. She doesn't care if anyone hurts her, but others being hurt upsets her and she wants to help them.
Paragraph #5, page 72: The next morning at home I found the card. It was in a school notebook that apparently I had not opened for several days. It was a valentine, one of those little cut-out third-grade sorts, showing a blushing little boy and a girl with mary jane shoes and a big red heart between them and the words "I LOVE YOU." And as third graders - and high-schoolers - often do, the sender had signed it in code: ☆ 👧
I chose this paragraph because it reveals how much Stargirl loves Leo, and how Leo may not know it but he loves her too. This part is the start of a new high school romance.
Paragraph #1, page 41: Ironically, as we discovered and distinguished ourselves, a new collective came into being, a vitality, a presence, a spirit that had not been there before. It echoed from the rafters in the gym: "Go, Electrons!" It sparkled in the water fountains. At the holiday assembly, the words of the alma matter had wings.
I picked this paragraph because I really liked the way the author described this part of the book. It shows the change in the student's minds, and how they have a new found love for their sports teams. I really enjoyed watching the students' emotions change throughout this section. At first, they didn't care for sports, and now they adore their sports teams.
Paragraph #2, page 44: "I pledge allegiance to United Turtles of America and to the fruit bats of Borneo, one planet in the milky way, incredible, with justice and black bean burritos for all."
I chose this paragraph because it makes me laugh, and I find it funny. Stargirl is a very interesting character, but this makes her more interesting and shows her silly personality.
Paragraph #3, page 49: You never knew when it would happen. Maybe you were a little ninth-grade nobody named Eddie. As you're walking down the hall you see a candy wrapper on the floor. You pick it up and throw it in the nearest trash can - and suddenly there she is in front of you, pumping her arms, her honey hair and freckles flying, swallowing you whole with those enormous eyes, belting out a cheer she's making up on the spot, something about Eddie, Eddie, and the trash can teaming up to wipe out litter. A mob is gathering, clapping hands in rhythm, more eyes on you than all the previous days in your life combined. You feel foolish, exposed, stupid. You want to follow the candy wrapper into the trash can. It's the most painful thing that's ever happened to you.
I chose this paragraph because I enjoy the way it makes me feel like I'm the person Stargirl is singing to. Though the person who is being sung to may not enjoy it, I would have.
Paragraph #4, page 52: She did not seem to notice. Of all the unusual features of Stargirl, this struck me as the most remarkable. Bad things did not stick to her. Correction: Her bad things did not seem to stick to her. Our bad things stuck very much to her. If we were hurt, if we were unhappy, or otherwise victimized by life, she seemed to know about it, and to care, as soon as we did. But bad things falling on her - unkind words, nasty stares, foot blisters - she seemed unaware of. I never saw her look in a mirror, never heard her complain. All of her feelings, all of her attentions, flowed outward. She had no ego.
I chose this paragraph because it highlights Stargirl's kind intentions. She doesn't care if anyone hurts her, but others being hurt upsets her and she wants to help them.
Paragraph #5, page 72: The next morning at home I found the card. It was in a school notebook that apparently I had not opened for several days. It was a valentine, one of those little cut-out third-grade sorts, showing a blushing little boy and a girl with mary jane shoes and a big red heart between them and the words "I LOVE YOU." And as third graders - and high-schoolers - often do, the sender had signed it in code: ☆ 👧
I chose this paragraph because it reveals how much Stargirl loves Leo, and how Leo may not know it but he loves her too. This part is the start of a new high school romance.
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