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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Sometimes the most dangerous stories are the tender ones.


Minimalist cream-colored cover showing two teenagers—one with red hair, one with dark hair—sitting side by side wearing headphones connected by a single cord shaped into an ampersand. The title “Eleanor & Park” appears in lowercase red and blue letters.

Pulled for profanity and alleged “pornographic” content, but most readers found it to be an accurate portrayal of teen life.


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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