What is the author's style in Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli?

As the novel is written for teenage readers, the language tends to be very conversational and easy to follow. The novel is clearly geared toward modern teenagers and is written in modern teen-speak. Adult readers may be confused by some of the teenaged vernacular, but are given ample contextual clues to understand its meaning. The sentences are constructed in a way that is not only easy to follow, but also gains momentum as the reader reads on.