Eleanor & Park is a novel of teenage love between two very different people. Eleanor is redhead who lives with her dysfunctional family in Omaha. Park has a Korean mother and an American father, but feels that he’s an outsider in the high school he attends. Eleanor sits next to Park on the school bus and slowly their relationship begins. Park is reading The Watchmen comic book and Eleanor starts reading it with him. Of course, true love never runs smooth. The kids on the bus harass Eleanor. The girls in gym class taunt her unmercifully. At home, Eleanor tries to deal with a mother in an abusive relationship and the poverty that goes along with it. I confess: my eyes misted up several times while reading this fine book. If you liked The Fault in Our Stars you’ll be moved by Eleanor & Park. Both books are great love stories! GRADE: A