Eleanor and Park Book Review

Hi guys! Today I'm going to write a book review on a book I just finished called Eleanor and Park. This book is written from the prospective of both Eleanor and Park. It switches back and forth.

So the book starts out around halfway threw the school year and Park sees a new girl get on the bus. She sticks out to everyone because of her bright red hair and the fact that she dresses like a boy. She has no place to sit and Park feels bad for her so he moves over and tells her to sit. They don't talk for about two weeks until Park caught Eleanor reading his comic once. When she stood to get off the bus he handed the comic to her. He brought more comics for her every day. One day he asked her what she thought about them. They talked everyday since about comics and music.

They started realizing they had feelings for each other. They flirted a lot in school and on the bus. One day he walked over to Eleanors' house. When he got there he rang the door bell and Eleanor's drunk, high, and abusive stepdad answered the door. He let Eleanor come out for a little while. Eleanor told Park he couldn't come over again because of her stepdad. She asked her mom if she could go to her friends house after school and walk home. So she went home with Park. They started dating and Eleanor's family didn't know.

One day Eleanor and Park went on a date in town and when Eleanor got home that night her room was trashed and there was angry notes from her stepdad. She climbed out the window knowing that her stepdad would hurt her if he caught her. She ran to Parks house and he came out of his window. Eleanor was crying and she told him what happened. Park said he would take her to her uncles house after his parents fell asleep. On Parks way out his dad woke up and caught him. Park explained that Eleanor needed help badly so his dad let him go. When Eleanor got there she had to say goodbye to Park. Her Aunt and Uncle took her in and got all of Eleanor's siblings out of the house. So in the end Eleanor and Park couldn't be together because she had to leave.

I found this books ending very sad but also good that Eleanor got away from her stepdad. It was a very well written and fun book to read. I would rate this book a 8 out of 10. I recommend reading it!