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Publication
London : Orion, 2013.
Description
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.
Awards
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Fiction — 2013)
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Winner — Fiction — 2013)
Audie Award (Finalist — Teens — 2014)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2016)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2015)
The Morning News Tournament of Books (Quarterfinalist — 2014)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2016)
Gateway Readers Award (Nominee — 2016)
Indies Choice Book Award (Winner — Young Adult — 2014)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2016)
Thumbs Up! Award (Winner — 2014)
Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Nominee — 2015)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2015)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2016)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2016)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2016)
Florida Teens Read Award (Nominee — 2015)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Winner — 2017)
The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Winner — 2015)
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (Winner — Winner — 2014)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2016)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2014)
Printz Award (Honor — 2014)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2015)
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Odyssey Award (Honor — 2014)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2016)
Iowa High School Book Award (Winner — 2015)
NCSLMA YA Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2016)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2016)
Magnolia Book Award (Winner — Grades 9-12 — 2015)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2015)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Nominee — 2016)
Beste Boek voor Jongeren (2015)
NPR: Books We Love (2013)
AAR Annual Reader Poll (Best Young Adult — 2014)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2014)
CCBC Choices (2014)
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2014)
Children's Favorites Awards (Finalist — 2014)
Tayshas High School Reading List (Top Ten — 2014)
Great Reads from Great Places (Nebraska — 2016)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2013)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Teen — 2013)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Fiction — 2013)
Brooklyn Magazine's Literary United States (Nebraska)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2014)
Reading Olympics (High School — 2024)
Lexile
L
Original publication date
2012-04-01
Media reviews
I have never seen anything quite like “Eleanor & Park.” Rainbow Rowell’s first novel for young adults is a beautiful, haunting love story — but I have seen those. It’s set in 1986, and God knows I’ve seen that. There’s bullying, sibling rivalry, salvation through music and comics, a
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monstrous stepparent — and I know, we’ve seen all this stuff. But you’ve never seen “Eleanor & Park.” Its observational precision and richness make for very special reading. Show Less
Physical description
324 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
1409120546 / 9781409120544