“ 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 “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 And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Carry on My Wayward Son - Rebel Music Teacher I have very fond memories of this song, dating back to high school marching band.
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 Rainbow Rowell's 1 New York Times bestseller Carry On, now available in this special bookshelf edition with a brand new case stamp and designed endpapers Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, 9781509896882, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Rainbow Rowell has written an unforgettable story about two misfits in love. “ 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 "Rowell’s humor, tenderness, and sense of detail are extraordinary." -Curtis Sittenfeld for The New Yorker “An honest, heart-wrenching portrayal of imperfect but unforgettable love.” - The Horn Book (winner of The Horn Book Award for fiction) But the former journalist and ad writer burst onto the fiction scene in a big way when her 2013 novel Eleanor & Park was heaped. “The pure, fear-laced, yet steadily maturing relationship Eleanor and Park develop is urgent and breathtaking and, of course, heartbreaking, too.” - Booklist (starred review) Author Rainbow Rowell has been writing for most of her adult life. “Rowell keeps things surprising, and the solution maintains the novel's delicate balance of light and dark.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Funny, hopeful, foulmouthed, sexy, and tear-jerking, this winning romance will captivate teen and adult readers alike.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Praise For Eleanor & Park: Exclusive Special Edition… Printz Honor Book for Excellence in Young Adult LiteratureĮleanor & Park is the winner of the 2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Best Fiction Book.Ī Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013Ī New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013 When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love-and just how hard it pulled you under.Ī 2014 Michael L. 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. " 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 Reviewīono met his wife in high school, Park says.