Eleanor & Park: A Novel
Rainbow Rowell's timeless #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback for the very first time.

Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.

So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.

I'm not kidding, he says.

You should be, she says, we're 16.

What about Romeo and Juliet?

Shallow, confused, then dead.

I love you, Park says.

Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.

I'm not kidding, he says.

You should be.

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits-smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.

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Eleanor & Park: A Novel
Rainbow Rowell's timeless #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback for the very first time.

Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.

So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.

I'm not kidding, he says.

You should be, she says, we're 16.

What about Romeo and Juliet?

Shallow, confused, then dead.

I love you, Park says.

Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.

I'm not kidding, he says.

You should be.

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits-smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.

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Eleanor & Park: A Novel

Eleanor & Park: A Novel

by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park: A Novel

Eleanor & Park: A Novel

by Rainbow Rowell

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Witty and wry, this is the debut that launched Rainbow Rowell’s career. Eleanor & Park is a remarkable exploration of young love, teen angst and identity.

Rainbow Rowell's timeless #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback for the very first time.

Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.

So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.

I'm not kidding, he says.

You should be, she says, we're 16.

What about Romeo and Juliet?

Shallow, confused, then dead.

I love you, Park says.

Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.

I'm not kidding, he says.

You should be.

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits-smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781250356406
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/29/2024
Pages: 336
Sales rank: 8,807
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Rainbow Rowell is the award-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and the Simon Snow Trilogy, plus several other novels, short stories, and comics. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska, just like most of her characters.

Reading Group Guide

Eleanor says she and Park are too young for true love. Do you believe that? Do you think Eleanor believes that?

How do Eleanor and Park's parents shape their outlook on relationships and the future?

Is Eleanor's mother a good mother? Why does she stay with Richie?

Why does Park's mother change her mind about Eleanor?

How is Park's relationship with his mother different from his relationship with his father? Who sees Park more clearly, his father or his mother? Why is Park embarrassed by Eleanor? Is his embarrassment a betrayal?

Steve says that he's Park's friend — is he a true friend? Are Steve and Tina good guys or bad guys in the story? Do you think Eleanor and Tina could ever be friends?

How would Eleanor and Park's relationship be different in 2013? How would cell phones, digital music, and Internet access change their situation?

What is the importance of music in Park's life? And how is it different for Eleanor?

Was Eleanor right to run away?

Should she have left her brothers and sister behind? Was there more she could have done to help them?

Why doesn't Eleanor open Park's letters?

What do you think the postcard from Eleanor says? What do you think it means that she sent it?

Do you think that Eleanor and Park have a happy ending?

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