History YMMV / Stargirl

* StrawmanHasAPoint: To be a little fair to Leo, he's known the other kids in the Mica High longer than he's known Stargirl, so his breaking up with her, while cruel, makes a little sense.

* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel is not as popular as the first book, probably because the first book is common reading material for elementary and middle school.

* ValuesDissonance: One of Stargirl's projects is taking many everyday pictures of a little boy named Peter Sinkowitz as he grows up, so she can compile them into a scrapbook and give it to his parents when he's older. Cute when the book was written, but in this day and age, it would probably be considered some form of stalking and/or invasion of privacy, especially since his parents don't know she's doing it. Nowadays, some parents won't even post photos of their children on social media because they're too afraid of the photos being found and used by child predators.

* ValuesDissonance: One of Stargirl's projects is taking many everyday pictures of a little boy named Peter Sinkowitz as he grows up, so she can compile them into a scrapbook and give it to his parents when he's older. Cute when the book was written, but in this day and age, it would probably be considered some form of stalking, especially since his parents don't know she's doing it. Nowadays, some parents won't even post photos of their children on social media because they're too afraid of the photos being found and used by child predators.

* ValuesDissonance: One of Stargirl's projects is taking many everyday pictures of a little boy named Peter Sinkowitz as he grows up, so she can compile them into a scrapbook and give it to his parents when he's older. Cute when the book was written, but in this day and age, it would probably be considered some form of stalking.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Leo a basically good guy who made a mistake and deserves a second chance, or is he a spineless DesignatedHero who it would be best if Stargirl never saw again?
%%* IronWoobie: Stargirl. Good God.

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHerBack: Justified in both books and explored; Stargirl has to admit that [[spoiler:Leo was a terrible boyfriend who dumped her to conform to peer pressure, and he didn't appreciate her blithe spirit. She even talks with Archie about the fact that she still has feelings for Leo, even though her rebound crush Perry is a genuinely NiceGuy who appreciates her]]. The only hint that Leo gets that Stargirl has forgiven him is [[spoiler:receiving a gift fifteen years later]], when presumably they have both grown up and matured, and it may not have been from her.

* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeThemBack: Justified in both books and explored; Stargirl has to admit that [[spoiler:Leo was a terrible boyfriend who dumped her to conform to peer pressure, and he didn't appreciate her blithe spirit. She even talks with Archie about the fact that she still has feelings for Leo, even though her rebound crush Perry is a genuinely NiceGuy who appreciates her]]. The only hint that Leo gets that Stargirl has forgiven him is [[spoiler:receiving a gift fifteen years later]], when presumably they have both grown up and matured, and it may not have been from her.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Dori Dilson, as the only person in the school, even including Leo, to not turn on Stargirl, is not given nearly as much focus as she could have been. In the sequel, she's only mentioned a handful of times. In the movie, she's a glorified extra and is never named onscreen.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Dori Dilson, as the only person in the school, even including Leo, to not turn on Stargirl, is not given nearly as much focus as she could have been. In the sequel, she's only mentioned a handful of times.
** In the movie, she's a glorified extra and is never named onscreen.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Dori Dilson, as the only person in the school, even including Leo, to not turn on Stargirl, is not given nearly as much focus as she could have been. In the sequel, she's only mentioned a handful of times.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Stargirl leading the students of Mica High in the bunny hop dance number at the climax of the Ocotillo Ball.
* IronWoobie: Stargirl. Good God.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Leo a basically good guy who made a mistake and deserves a second chance, or is he spineless DesignatedHero who it would be best if Stargirl never saw again?

-->[[spoiler:"There was no confetti, no kazoos. Nothing cheered, not even a mockingbird."]]

* TearJerker: Several, but the ultimate moment has to be when Stargirl, after changing her behavior, her clothes and even her name to fit in with the other students, wins the grand prize at the speaking competition and [[spoiler:returns to Mica High only to find herself [[YankTheDogsChain still shunned by all,]] when nobody but Dori Dilson shows up at what was supposed to be her grand homecoming parade.]]

-->[[spoiler:"Nothing cheered, not even a mockingbird."]]

* IronWoobie: Stargirl. Good God.