Life History of a Star

By Kelly Easton

Book Overview

Supernova Kristin Folger feels like she's on another planet. Her body keeps changing shape. Her mother wants her to dress like a girl. Her best friend's dating a weirdo. And there's a ghost in the attic that no one wants to talk about. In the era of Watergate, the Vietnam War, and David Bowie, fourteen-year-old Kristin navigates the external and internal changes that come at top speed. The Life History of a Star is Kristin's sometimes comical, sometimes cynical, always thoughtful diary about what her life has been like since the ghost arrived. It takes a lot of time and an unforgettable family therapy session for Kristin to begin to learn who the ghost was -- and who he still is. And where on earth she fits in. Caught up in the politics of her time and in the middle of a family who doesn't always understand her, Kristin makes a memorable journey through the byways of adolescence -- all the way to the stars and back again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689852703
• ISBN13: 9780689852701
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Spul - Simon Pulse
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

A very original and compelling novel- highly recommended

Easton's The Life History of a Star is one the most amusing books I've read in years. The heroine, Kristin Folger is a wise, cynical, and vulnerable teengaer. Her observations on adolescence, the universe, and her dysfunctional family made me laugh out loud, and had tears in my eyes. A wonderful and compelling book. I have purchased several copies for my friends.

This is a powerful book.

I couldn't put it down until I'd finished it. It's so well-written that you forget that it's a novel and not really a diary. Kristin's observations on her family, her friends and the 70's are insightful, often highly entertaining, and at times, heartbreaking. There were so many things in this book that touched me; Kristin's intelligence and individualism, the politics of the time - seen through her eyes, and the richness of the characters. By the end of the book I felt as if I had lived through it all with them.This book is listed as being appropriate for ages 12 and over but I think that anyone who was ever 14 would love it and anyone who lived through the 70's would be impressed with how well the feel of the time is conveyed.

Life History of a Star

Great book - interesting characters, insightful and witty. I didn't want to put it down once I started it. I strongly recommend it for adults as well as teens.

Life History- Oustanding

The LIFE HISTORY OF A STAR is definitely my favorite book of the year. The heroine, Kristin Folger brought me right back to the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence. I loved her spunk, vitality, intelligence, humor, and vulnerability. She was so vital and real to me that I felt sad to finish the book. I laughed and I cried, and I couldn't put the book down. Easton is a talented new writer, and I look forward to her next book eagerly. I hope there will be a sequel to The Life History Of A Star. The characters were so vibrant and unforgettable; it was hard to say good-bye to them at the end of the book.

brilliant satire

This book is masterpiece: funny and intense. A great read for adults as well as teens.