Stargirl: Chapter 6 Summary & Analysis

The day before Hillari’s birthday, Hillari approaches Stargirl at lunch. Everyone stops eating and stares as Hillari hovers behind Stargirl’s chair. At last Hillari introduces herself. Eventually Hillari points at Stargirl’s face and warns her, “Don’t try singing to me.” Stargirl quietly replies, “I won’t sing to you.”

The next day, nobody can get to lunch fast enough. At first, both Hillari and Stargirl eat their lunches in silence, while the entire cafeteria watches, afraid to miss a thing. Eventually, Stargirl finishes her lunch, picks up her ukulele, and begins strolling and strumming. But she walks right past Hillari’s table. Instead, she walks up to the table where Leo and Kevin are sitting. She sings “Happy Birthday” with Hillari’s  name—but she sings it to Leo. Leo blushes, unsure of where to look.

After the song is finished, Hillari stomps out of the lunchroom while everyone else breaks into applause. Kevin asks Stargirl, “Why him?” She grins at Leo, tugs his earlobe, and says, “he’s cute.” Leo feels “nine ways at once” and keeps thinking of Stargirl’s touch on his ear. Kevin says he thinks it’s time to go see Archie.