Reviews
Sweet, gritty, and affecting . . . Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. This debut will find its way into your heart and stay there., "[A] SEXY, smart, tender romance... thrums with punk rock and true love. Readers will swoon for ELEANOR & PARK." - GAYLE FORMAN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF IF I STAY AND WHERE SHE WENT"BREATHLESS...[an] achingly good read about love and outsiders." - STEPHANIE PERKINS, AUTHOR OF ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS"SWEET, gritty and affecting." -COURTNEY SUMMERS, AUTHOR OF THIS IS NOT A TEST"ROWELL SHOWS US THE BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN." -STEWART LEWIS, AUTHOR OF YOU HAVE SEVEN, Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." Booklist (starred review) "The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too." " Eleanor & Park is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." -Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty, and affecting . . . Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. This debut will find its way into your heart and stay there." -Courtney Summers, author of This Is Not a Test and Cracked Up to Be "In her rare and surprising exploration of young misfit love, Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." -Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages, "Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " Eleanor & Park is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." -Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too."- Booklist (starred review) "Sweet, gritty, and affecting . . . Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. This debut will find its way into your heart and stay there." --Courtney Summers, author of This Is Not a Test and Cracked Up to Be "Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "In her rare and surprising exploration of young misfit love, Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken."-Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages, Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark., The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too., "This sexy, smart, tender romance thrums with punk rock and true love. Teen readers-not to mention their Gen X parents-will swoon for Eleanor & Park ." -Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and Where She Went "A breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." -Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty and affecting_ an unforgettable story about two misfits in love."-Courtney Summers, author of This is Not a Test and Cracked Up To Be "Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." -Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages, "Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too." -- Booklist (starred review) "An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love." -- The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) "Rowell's humor, tenderness, and sense of detail are extraordinary." --Curtis Sittenfeld for The New Yorker " Eleanor & Park is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." --Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty, and affecting . . . Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. This debut will find its way into your heart and stay there." --Courtney Summers, author of This Is Not a Test and Cracked Up to Be "In her rare and surprising exploration of young misfit love, Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." --Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages " Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book." -- John Green, The New York Times Book Review "Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw." -- Petra Mayer for NPR Books, In her rare and surprising exploration of young misfit love, Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken., "This sexy, smart, tender romance thrums with punk rock and true love. Teen readers-not to mention their Gen X parents-will swoon for Eleanor & Park ." -Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and Where She Went "A breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." -Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty and affecting... an unforgettable story about two misfits in love."-Courtney Summers, author of This is Not a Test and Cracked Up To Be "Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." -Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages, Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike., "This sexy, smart, tender romance thrums with punk rock and true love. Teen readers-not to mention their Gen X parents-will swoon for Eleanor & Park ." -Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay and Where She Went "A breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." -Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty and affecting... an unforgettable story about two misfits in love."-Courtney Summers, author of This is Not a Test and Cracked Up To Be "Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." -Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages, Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book., "Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too." -- Booklist (starred review) "An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love." -- The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) "Rowell's humor, tenderness, and sense of detail are extraordinary." --Curtis Sittenfeld for The New Yorker " Eleanor & Park is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." --Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty, and affecting . . . Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. This debut will find its way into your heart and stay there." --Courtney Summers, author of This Is Not a Test and Cracked Up to Be "In her rare and surprising exploration of young misfit love, Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." --Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages " Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book." --John Green, The New York Times Book Review "Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw." --Petra Mayer for NPR Books, "Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too." -- Booklist (starred review) "An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love." -- The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) " Eleanor & Park is a breathless, achingly good read about love and outsiders." --Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door "Sweet, gritty, and affecting . . . Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. This debut will find its way into your heart and stay there." --Courtney Summers, author of This Is Not a Test and Cracked Up to Be "In her rare and surprising exploration of young misfit love, Rowell shows us the beauty in the broken." --Stewart Lewis, author of You Have Seven Messages " Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book." -- John Green, The New York Times Book Review "Rowell's writing swings from profane to profound, but it's always real and always raw." -- Petra Mayer for NPR Books
