" 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, , Park says. , Eleanor answers. , he says. , she says, . Shallow, confused, then dead. Eleanor answers. he says. 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. A Best Seller! A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book for Excellence in Young Adult Literature is the winner of the 2013 Horn Book Award for Best Fiction Book. Best Children's Book of 2013 Notable Children's Book of 2013 Best Teen Book of 2013 An NPR Best Book of 2013