Summer Assignment Post 2

Eleanor is the awkward girl at school. She's also the new girl, and doesn't have many friends. As the new girl, Eleanor just wants to fit in. She wants feel normal for once. 

Park is the awkward guy in school. He sits on the bus and reads comic books. He only has a few friends. Park likes to be left alone to do his business. Park wants to be left alone. 

In school, everyone thinks that Eleanor is a freak. They don't talk to her, but sit and stare at her. Park and Eleanor sit together on the bus and everyday Park reads a comic book. After a few days he catches on to the fact the Eleanor is also reading his comic books everyday. 

A theme that is starting to be present in this book, is it doesn't kill to be kind. Eleanor just wants a friend and Park is starting to become a friend to her. He gave her a comic book and is trying to support her at school. 

The book is structure by point if view. There is chapters and some are all from Parks point of view. Some chapters are all from Eleanor's point of view. There are chapters with both of their point of view on the same situation, like when Park gave Eleanor the comic book. "Park: What if she did give it back? What was he supposed to say then? Thanks?" "Eleanor: When she got to their seat, he was looking out the window. She handed him the comic, and he took it."

Summer Assignment, Post 1

For my summer reading, I am reading Eleanor and Park. This book was recommended to me through Best Sellers, and I have been wanting to read it, so when I saw it on the Printz Award Winner list, I saw the perfect opportunity. As you can tell from the title, this book is probably about two people name Eleanor and Park, are you are totally right. Eleanor and Park are the two major main characters. As for the setting, all I currently know is that it takes place in Omaha, Nebraska in 1986. A lot of the story so far is on the school bus or at Eleanor's home and Parks home. 

It's Eleanor's first day at this new school and when she gets on the bus in the morning, she doesn't know where to sit. Everyone already has a seat with their friends and she's alone. "Then the girl spotted an empty seat just across from Park. Her face lit with relief, and she hurried toward it.. "You can't sit there," Tina said. "That's Mikayla's seat." When Eleanor finally sits down, a girl, Tina starts to call to her and calling her 'bozo.' Then tells her she can't sit there. When Tina kicks Eleanor out of the seat, Park let's Eleanor sit in his seat. Even though he's quiet irritated with the whole situation. This is the start of the conflict. They both seem to be loners and are forced to be together on the bus ride to and from school.