California Young Reader Medal
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
two misfits.
one extraordinary love.
eleanor.. Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he -turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough... Eleanor.
park. He knows she'll love a song before he plaits it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his -throat, that makes her want to keep promises... Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
one extraordinary love.
eleanor.. Red hair, wrong clothes. Standing behind him until he -turns his head. Lying beside him until he wakes up. Making everyone else seem drabber and flatter and never good enough... Eleanor.
park. He knows she'll love a song before he plaits it for her. He laughs at her jokes before she ever gets to the punch line. There's a place on his chest, just below his -throat, that makes her want to keep promises... Park.
Set over the course of one school year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
Awards
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice
2016 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2016 · High School · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2016 · High School · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2016 · Senior/Grades 10-12 · Nominee
Gateway Readers Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Young Adult · Winner
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Winner
Volunteer State Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2014 · High School · Winner
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2014 · Audiobook · Recommended
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2014 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Florida Teens Read
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Finalist
Florida Teens Read
2014 · Grades 9-12 · Winner
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2014 · Young Adult · Winner
Indies Choice Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Winner
Iowa High School Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Iowa High School Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Winner
Tayshas Reading
2014 · Young Adult · Highly Commended
Audies
2014 · Teen · Finalist
Michael L. Printz Award
2014 · Young Adult · Honor Book
All About Romance Reader Award
2013 · Best Young Adult · Winner
Cybils
2013 · Young Adult Fiction · Finalist
Listen Up
2013 · Children/Young Adult · Editor's Choice
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2013 · Fiction & Poetry · Winner
Goodreads Choice Award
2013 · Young Adult Fiction · Winner
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