Monday, March 22, 2010

Stargirl


A recent twitter post by Sarah Rhoads reminded me of a magical little book that has a great message. Her tweet said "you can either fit in or stand out, never both". A friend from the Netherlands came to visit me last summer, and as a parting gift he gave me a book called Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. It is a sweet story that celebrates nonconformity, selflessness and honesty. The thought that this book reminded him of me is super flattering, as the message of the book just speaks to me.

4 comments:

clare b said...

Thank you for sharing this amazing looking little book. Am going straight out to order it for the bookshop I work in :) Might just have to order one for myself as well, me thinks.

jo said...

hello lovely :) i owe you a big email, i'm so behind - but i still love you :)
was that dear eric who visited? book looks gorgeous, i will look for it too :)

xxx

Anonymous said...

Ahh, i loved that update from her as well, and wrote that exact thing on the chalkboard in my bathroom.
Must check out this book.
Tara

amytangerine said...

thanks for the rec- i just ordered it through paperbackswap.com !
can't wait to read it & think of all your lovely thailand ladies. xo