I recommend Stargirl. 
 ***** 
 UNUSUAL. 
 Stargirl is someone you get used to. You hate her at first because of her eccentricity but she grows on you gradually . Spinelli wrote beautifully, that I can really rave about. But Stargirl seemed too 'far-out' for me (actual rating is 3.5). I felt like i'm one of those students in Mica High. Most times I don't understand why she's like that. But she has her moments, and oh, how heartwrenching those moments were. 
 I love reading a guy's POV, and Leo is no different. His character is plausible; I actually connected more with Leo than Stargirl. He loves Stargirl's nonconformity with his school, but at the same time, he doesn't want to publicly acknowledge that . He's seeing something different in her and yet he hesitates because he doesn't want to be shunned. But... aren't we unconciously like that from time to time? 
 If not for those times that I was spacing out when reading it, I could've given this a 5. I'm not sure if Stargirl is really smart, really naive, or just plain unusual. Still, Spinelli's use of metaphors and impressive writing made reading Stargirl worthwhile. Twice I caught my breath because my heart is breaking with Stargirl. First, i was falling in love. Second, i was falling apart.