Stargirl. Jerry Spinelli

An unusual girl appears in an ordinary small-town school. She calls herself Star, wears long, old-fashioned dresses, plays the ukulele in the cafeteria, comes to school with a pet rat and dances in the rain. She doesn’t try to be popular — she just is herself. And that turns everything upside down.
For Leo and his classmates, Star becomes a test. Are they ready to accept someone who doesn’t fit the rules? Will they have the courage to be themselves when the crowd turns away? And what is more important — the love and recognition of the majority or loyalty to the one you love?
“Star” is a warm, ironic and painfully honest story about teenage cruelty, first love and the fear of being “weird”. This is a book about how difficult it is to dare to be different.