This darn book...

1 February 2020: "You saved my life, she tried to tell him. Not forever, not for good. Probably only temporarily. But you saved my life, and now I'm yours. The me that's me right now is yours." --Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

Finishing up this darn book in preparation for Monday's class. This super-sweet book about teenagers. Shouldn't work on me as well as it does. But man, it works. Was literally teared up reading it--and I've read this book a half-dozen times. 

"like a bomb—or a tiger"

30 January 2020: “She felt it all right at the back of her throat, like a bomb—or a tiger—sitting on the base of her tongue. Keeping it in made her eyes water” --Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

Working my way through this gem of a book again with this semester's YA Lit class. Each reading, a new passage stands out to me.

Eleanor & Park, again...

30 January 2017: "I am kind of glad he kicked him in the face." --a student in my Young Adult Lit class, as we discussed a key scene from Rainbow Rowell's terrific novel, Eleanor & Park. This comment--from a lovely, reasonable, non-violent student--was part of a lively discussion of violence, masculinity, bullying, and fathers and sons in the book. Good stuff, as can be expected with a book this compelling.

Eleanor & Park

30 May 2016: I spent several hours today re-reading Eleanor & Park, the third time I've had the pleasure of reading this lovely little book. We are covering it tomorrow and Wednesday in my summer class. What a book. What fun to get back to it again.