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Eleanor & Park: A Novel Audiobook
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Publisher Description
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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"Touchingly sweet and totally heartbreaking, with tonnes of retro pop culture references thrown in. This book isn't exactly light and fluffy with a HEA ending, but it definitely manages to walk a fine line between fun and serious, and is ultimately uplifting in spite of all its everyday horrors."
— Lois (4 out of 5 stars)
Awards
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Winner of Indies Choice Book Awards Winner, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Apple iBooks Best of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2013
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Winner of NPR Best Book of the Year, 2013
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Michael L. Printz Award - Honor, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Bookish Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for New Yorker Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kansas City Star Top Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Indies Choice Book Awards Winner, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Apple iBooks Best of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for New Yorker Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kansas City Star Top Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2013
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Winner of NPR Best Book of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Apple iBooks Best of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2014
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Michael L. Printz Award - Honor, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Bookish Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2013
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Winner of NPR Best Book of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Indies Choice Book Awards Winner, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, 2013
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Michael L. Printz Award - Honor, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Bookish Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for New Yorker Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kansas City Star Top Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Indies Choice Book Awards Winner, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Apple iBooks Best of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for New Yorker Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kansas City Star Top Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2013
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Winner of NPR Best Book of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Apple iBooks Best of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2014
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Michael L. Printz Award - Honor, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Bookish Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY, 2013
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Winner of NPR Best Book of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Indies Choice Book Awards Winner, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, 2013
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Michael L. Printz Award - Honor, 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Bookish Best Books of the Year, 2013
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Winner of Goodreads Choice Awards, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year, 2013
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Among longlisted titles for New Yorker Best Books of the Year, 2016
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Among longlisted titles for Kansas City Star Top Books of the Year, 2013
Eleanor & Park Listener Reviews
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" One of the sweetest, most emotionally affecting books I've read in a long time. I was already a Rainbow Rowell fan after reading Attachments, but this book has solidified my status as a life-long fan. I will read anything this woman writes! "
— Steph, 2/13/2014 -
" I'm still processing my feelings about this, but it was a strong, moving teen read that will tug at your heart strings. "
— Rachel, 2/9/2014 -
" Rowell captures first love so marvelously. This book will definitely be amongst the best I read this year. "
— Jena, 2/8/2014 -
" Totally addicting -- could hardly let it out of my sight till I finished it. My coworker, Jeanie, just keeps repeating how incredibly sweet Park is, and it's true -- he's got to be the nicest boy ever. Such a pleasure read! "
— Jory, 2/7/2014 -
" It was very well written and balanced switching to both love and hate;both emotions so cleverly told within the story. Expertly written Eleanor and Park is easily a favorite. Bravo "
— Julia, 2/2/2014 -
" Sped through the audio- loved the different characters and not the same ole' storyline. "
— Alexandria, 1/28/2014 -
" Quirky and vaguely unsatisfying. "
— Bvasc, 1/25/2014 -
" Love, with a twist of teenage angst, comics and excellent mix tapes. "
— Jesstme, 1/12/2014 -
" Really great love story, evokes high school perfectly. "
— Tina, 1/10/2014 -
" Good writing. Balanced emotion and distinctive but realistic characters. I like that the ending is not happy but not melodramatic like so much YA. "
— Sharon, 1/3/2014 -
" A sweet young adult love story that really kept me reading. . .actually hated that it ended, I needed a bit more. "
— Erin, 12/25/2013 -
" I'm done! I' m gonna miss Eleanor and Park. The characters really connected with me that I wish it won't have to end. I demand a book 2! This one I'm gonna add to my top 5 favorite books. The type of book that I would probably read again and again!:-) "
— Jhocel, 12/24/2013 -
" Beautifully simple story, perfectly told "
— David, 12/11/2013 -
" This was an amazing book about a first love. It was smart, sweet, gritty, foulmouthed and everything in between. I highly recommend this book for anyone who needs a good story about two very different people and how they fall in love. "
— Amy, 7/9/2013 -
" This book is fantastic. As soon as I finished reading it the other day, I opened up to the first page and started again. It's a real book about going to high school and love and what it all (maybe) means. "
— Pamela, 5/27/2013 -
" Romantic in a good way. It made me feel tingly inside. "
— Gabriela, 3/25/2013 -
" I enjoyed it, but it was a little too gritty, too like the lives of some of my students for me. Lots of strong language. "
— Sara, 3/24/2013 -
" I really enjoyed it. I almost gave it five stars. The thing is, the writer used the term (I'm not calling it a word) "pervy". You ask why drop it a star for that? Well my maiden name is Purvee, pronounced the same way. Yep. "
— Zer, 3/3/2013 -
" This was the book that I have been waiting to read for so long. This is that should not be missed! Read it, it won't disappoint at all. "
— Xiomara, 2/27/2013
About Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell is the New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and the Simon Snow Trilogy, as well as several other award-winning novels, short stories, and comics.
About the Narrators
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.
Sunil Malhotra is an actor and voice artist. His film credits include Dude, Where’s the Party?, Call Center, 24, ER, Cold Case, and The West Wing. On stage, he has performed on Broadway and at East West Players. He has also worked as a writer, producer, and director, and his audiobook narrations have won three AudioFile Earphones Awards.