Star girl book lexile

When a track star gets cancer, his best friend finds new meaning for his own life. After 15 years of home schooling, stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the mica student body. But although the subject of the book and its heroine are inspiring, michelle markels story seems a little bit simplistic and its tone is overly optimistic, and thus i was. Students in these grades should be reading texts that have reading demand of. She joins the crosscountry team briefly, but she gets kicked off at her first meet because she doesnt follow the course.

Her unique personality was fun for a while, but when the basketball team lost and blamed her, she. In her writing, stargirl mixes memories of her bittersweet time in mica, arizona, with involvements with new people in her life. Notable books with lexile levels click on any column heading to sort book title author lexile level grade level. You all the best by mason deaver stargirl by jerry spinelli the one and only ivan. However, if your childs teacher gave you a keycode, enter it here to search the most relevant books for your child. She doesnt act right, she dresses weird, and she is always blazingly herself. An 1890s gossip girl in a mash up with edith whartons age of innocence. On page 40, leo discusses the frogs that sleep in the mud, waiting for the rain to come. Clara and the shirtwaist makers strike of 1909 is a wellresearched it has a fullpage bibliography at the end of the book and engagingly written picturebook. If you want to know whether a specific book is within a students lexile range, you can use our quick search feature l ocated on our lexile find a book tool. Lydia was a stout, wellgrown girl of fifteen, with a fine.

Lexile measure the lexile scale is a common scale for both text measure readability or text difficulty and reader measure reading achievement scores. As i was saying, despite my comments below, trust me, stargirl is a very good book to read together with your kids, and i do emphasize together. The novel takes the form of the worlds longest letter, in diary form, going from date to date through a little more than a years time. Rows in this chart do not represent a direct correlation. All you need is a books author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. This book really packs a punch and takes you by surprise. She sparks a schoolspirit revolution with just one cheer. A compelling pageturner about the life and trials of a beautiful young geisha student. Stargirl by jerry spinelli books, resources, supplies. In love, stargirl, we hear the voice of stargirl herself as she reflects on time, life, leo, and of course love. Stargirl movie tiein edition by jerry spinelli, paperback. But just as quickly stargirl becomes the most despised student, shunned by the others, and leo, now her boyfriend, is shunned with her. This books lexile measure is 630l and is frequently taught in the 6th to 8th grade. Jerry spinelli is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including maniac magee, winner of the newbery medal, and stargirl, a new york times bestseller and an ala top ten best book for young adults.

Love, stargirl picks up a year after stargirl ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of stargirl. In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named stargirl changes mica high. U ally, bree, and jack meet at moon shadow, an isolated campground, to watch a total eclipse of the sun. Gone girl is an example of mystery, suspense, and crime genres. This table was not produced from any empirical studies of alignment across reading level systems. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her. Each 50 book collection of contemporary fiction and nonfiction provides a wide selection to match the best in childrens books to each students lexile level and appropriate interest level. This becomes clear when he tells us about his love of porcupine ties. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a books lexile measure by entering a books title, author or isbn. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Spinelli made his picture book debut with my daddy and me, a loving tribute to fathers and sons. The day after the ball, stargirl moves out of town, and the choice that leo makes impacts him for the rest of his life. Stargirl stands out as the new student at his high school in the small town of mica, arizona. Timely, poignant and emotionally rich, gone girl will peel away your comfort levels even as you root for its protagonistsdespite your best intuition.

Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Stargirl realistic fiction, trade book, lexile 590 leo narrates a striking moment from his high school experience. When they have a rain shower remember, arizona is a desert, so it rarely rains she stays outside and dances in it. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Girl at war tells the story of ana juric, who when the story begins is 10 years old, without a care in the world, running around the streets of zagreb, the capital of croatia. Stargirl is a romantic and funny novel by jerry spinelli. Library of virginia notable books with lexile levels 200 to 300. Brown is a girl and her best friend jack lives next door. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. The midwifes apprentice by karen cushman lexile 1240. When maras twin brother owen is accused of rape by her friend hannah, mara is forced to confront her feelings about her family, her sense of right and wrong, a trauma from her past, and the future with her girlfriend, charlie.

Starfall book levels teachers should use their professional judgement of additional qualitative criteria along with reader and task considerations to determine reading level. Lexile500lngrade level or, the counterpart gradelevele0. Includes a complete booklist with lexile levels and free lexile level sticker sheets. Jerry spinelli from bmi online, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. Look up a books measure if you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. This early chapter book series describes their quirky adventures from her point of view. Archie is a mentor and friend to leo and other kids in the neighborhoods. In this lesson, we will look at the genres of the book stargirl by. It was a new york times bestseller, a parents choice gold award winner, an ala top ten best books for young adults award winner, and a publishers weekly best book of the year. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn.

If you have holds on the shelf, they will be held until we reopen. Drums, girls, and dangerous pie lexile find a book. We heart stargirl and so will you this book has a lot to do with. Then, on page 87, leo describes the saguaro cacti, a recurring theme in the book. San francisco chronicle gillian flynns barbed and brilliant gone girl has two deceitful, disturbing, irresistible narrators and a plot that twists so many times youll be dizzy. High interest low reading level book list school on wheels. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her. Grade level lexile rating ar level dra level fountas pinnell guided reading k 25 0. In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named stargirl changes mica high school forever. Knowing the genre of a book can help you decide if you want to read it or not. The thing about jellyfish by ali benjamin, it aint so awful, falafel by firoozeh dumas, iopener. Stargirl was the unusual new girl who went from being the joke of the school to the most popular.

Stargirl by jerry spinelli paperback book the parent store. Soon they begin to learn a great deal about themselves, each other, and the universe. She captures leo borlocks heart with just one smile. All you need is a book s author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. During this time you will not be able to place new holds on physical materials.

Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In the hallways, stargirl says hello to everyone, and has no problem answering questions in class. Cite examples from the book that show how archie helps one of the main characters. The prologue wastes no time telling us that the narrator, leo borlock, is attracted to the unusual in our world. A smoothed curve was fit through the gradelevel points indicated here, and regression analysis provided the equations. You can purchase print copies of any of these books from our online store by clicking here. This conversion chart is based on educational levels from the published lexile framework chart. Oct 04, 2011 online shopping from a great selection at books store. Stargirl was well received by critics, who praised stargirl s character and the novels overall message of nonconformity. Complete list of kids book series currently in our database sorted by lexile reading level.

Hi interest low reading level books hilo books encourage reading for. Leo borlock follows the unspoken rule at mica area high school. But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. A teenage girl struggles against lies and rumours spreads by a female bully at her school.

Stargirl is one for the ages this book has changed me, i aspire to be like stargirl she is unique and amazing in her own way. Publishers providing lexile measures metametrics inc. Library of virginia notable books with lexile levels. At first the students are puzzled, then entranced, and stargirl becomes the most popular girl at school. From the day she arrives at quiet mica high in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of stargirl, stargirl. If you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. Girl who helped thunder and other native american folktales, bruchac, james. As such, there were a few more mature elements in the book, but most were generally mentioned in passing conversation or trainofthought narrative. Sgps for star reading are calculated using an approach similar to the colorado growth model. There was a little bit of crude language, a mention of alcohol, a mention of making out, and one scene where the main boy and the main girl share a kiss. Search by title, author, grade level, lexile measure and other criteria to find information about books that includes annotated descriptions and key metrics. From the day she arrives at quiet mica high in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of.