Two misfit sixteen-year-olds fall for each other on a school bus in 1986
What it is about
Eleanor is the new girl in town, with wild red hair and a difficult home life. Park, who rides the same bus, offers her a seat, and slowly they connect through comic books and mixtapes. The story is set in Omaha in 1986 and told in alternating voices.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like honest teen romance, or who remember the 1980s.
What you will get
A short, absorbing love story with real emotional weight. It captures the nervous start of a first relationship very well.
Eleanor & Park Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · First love · Music · Outsiders
Length
336 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Eleanor and Park, two teenagers who feel out of place.
Setting
Omaha, Nebraska, in 1986.
What makes it different
A first-love story built from comics, cassette tapes and school-bus silence.
Feel
Sweet, tender and a little heartbreaking.
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