Log #2: Stargirl by Big Dinger

PNT, CH 1-2

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

Ask question: questions should be thought provoking

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PNT Ch 1-2 EXAMPLE

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

Who was Leo being watched by?

He says he was being watched and that they were all being watched. This sentence creates tension because it is filled with a lot of mystery. I predict it has something to do with Stargirl.

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PNT, CH 1-2

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

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2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

boggled
“ suddenly Kevin’s eyes boggled” (5).

boggled- (of a person or a person's mind) be astonished or overwhelmed when trying to imagine something.

PNT, CH 1-2

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

Include quote from book

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PNT, CH 1-2 EXAMPLE

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

“If we happened to distinguish ourselves, we snapped back into place, like rubber bands” (10).

It’s a simile. It means that if they become unique in some way, they try to become normal again as quickly as possible, so that they don't stand out.

PNT, CH 1-2

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

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2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

“…looked like it could have been her great-grandmother’s wedding gown” (4).

Text to Text

This reminded me of "Warning: When I'm an Old Woman." The narrator also wanted to wear outstanding outfits with red and purple to show off her personality and eccentricity.

PNT, CH 1-2

2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

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2026_charleso — 2025-03-07 15:32:55 UTC

“There were individual variants here and there but within pretty narrow limits we all wore the same clothes, talked the same way, ate the same way, listened to the same music” (10).

I infer that the kids at school don’t like Stargirl because they are so used to what’s ordinary and common that they don’t know how to act when a girl who does meet all of the “normal” standards joins their school. I believe this because the kids are talking about how Stargirl is so weird because of the way she dresses and acts, but they never said anything about her being mean or annoying. Also when she acts or dresses differently, they don’t know how to act in response. That’s why I infer this.

CH 14-16

2026_charleso — 2025-03-10 03:24:27 UTC

How will Stargirl react to the hot seat tape?

I asked this question because it seemed the talk of the school during this time.

(68)

CH 14-16

2026_charleso — 2025-03-10 03:28:51 UTC

”I spent as much time watching her as I did watching the game”

Leo seems very interested in Stargirl. I wonder if they will soon like each other and start talking to each other.

CH 14-16

2026_charleso — 2025-03-10 03:38:25 UTC

“ 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”.

(72)

I infer that Stargirl probably sent his card because She has seemed to be interested in Leo since the beginning of the school year.

CH 14-16

2026_charleso — 2025-03-10 03:47:00 UTC

Snouted

“Archie lifted the Snouted, fox-sized skull”.

^{an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (such as a weevil}

CH 17-18

2026_charleso — 2025-03-11 03:31:17 UTC

”and now I was loopy with love”.

(85)

This quote shows how strong Leo feels for Stargirl. Leo has had feeling for Stargirl every since she had step foot in MICA high school.

CH 17-18

2026_charleso — 2025-03-11 03:36:37 UTC

How does Stargirl know that Leo has been in love with stargirl this whole time?

(87)

Stargirl talks about all the true this Leo thought about her. She knew that every time that she walked in, Leo would pay close attention to her.

CH 17-18

2026_charleso — 2025-03-11 03:40:26 UTC

Ocotillo

“sky-reaching tendrils of the ocotillo”.

(87)

o·co·til·lo

/ˌōkəˈtē(y)ō/

noun

a spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a hedge.

CH 17-18

2026_charleso — 2025-03-11 13:48:56 UTC

”That’s when I noticed. No one spoke to us. No one nodded to us.”

(95)

I infer that the other kids in the school think that’s it’s weird dating a girl that is actually true to herself and does not care about what others think about her.

CH 19-20

2026_charleso — 2025-03-12 13:45:40 UTC

Why did Leo not cheer for Stargirl when she won the district title?

Maybe Leo was worried about being made fun of for dating Stargirl, or he was worried she would get harassed by the other students.

(106)

CH 19-20

2026_charleso — 2025-03-12 13:52:48 UTC

”She taught me to revel. She taught me to wonder. She taught me to laugh.”

(107)

This reminds me of large dinners with my close and far family. Everyone used to say one special thing that they learned in life. That reminded me when reading Stargirl.

CH 19-20

2026_charleso — 2025-03-12 13:55:47 UTC

”After a while I began to see better”.

(108)

I infer that this quote means that Leo want to, and probably will start noticing the little things in life and all around him.

CH 19-20

2026_charleso — 2025-03-12 13:58:56 UTC

Shuddered

“I never finished that thought. My tires shuddered”.

(111)

(especially of a vehicle, machine, or building) shake or vibrate violently.
"the train shuddered and edged forward"

CH 21-22

2026_charleso — 2025-03-13 14:51:36 UTC

Boondocks

“the boondocks of the paper:”.

(112)

boon·docks

/ˈbo͞onˌdäks/

noun

INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN

plural noun: boondocks

rough, remote, or isolated country.
"we're out here in the boondocks, miles from a telephone"

CH 21-22

2026_charleso — 2025-03-13 14:56:36 UTC

”Or the filler might come from down the street. It might mention that so-and-so’s cat is missing”.

(113)

I infer that someone or something in Leo’s life will be gone or have gone missing.

CH 21-22

2026_charleso — 2025-03-13 15:00:41 UTC

”I could’t picture myself doing the same thing. Sometimes she seemed so far from me.”

(114)

This quote represents that Leo feels very close to her, Just sometimes he feels that Stargirl is to much or her own/independent type of person.

CH 21-22

2026_charleso — 2025-03-14 01:49:08 UTC

“I also track each bullion board in town”.

(115)

I also track weird items and count them around my town.

CH 23-24

2026_charleso — 2025-03-14 02:10:06 UTC

Oratorical

“she presented her oratorical contest speech to Señor Saguaro”.

(126)

or·a·tor·i·cal

/ˌôrəˈtôrək(ə)l/

adjective

adjective: oratorical

relating to the art or practice of public speaking.
"oratorical skills"

CH 23-24

2026_charleso — 2025-03-14 02:13:17 UTC

”I had never realized how much I needed the attention of others to confirm my own presence”.

(126)

I also like to engage others into weird stuff/conversations to gain others attention.

CH 23-24

2026_charleso — 2025-03-14 02:18:04 UTC

”I became angry. I resented having to choose. I refused to choose. I imagined my life without her and without them”.

(128)

This quote represents leo’s frustration on who to choose between, His friends and school or Stargirl.