The book has enjoyed positive reviews since its publication. In fact, E&P was also lauded by notable YA juggernaut John Green. In a review for the New York Times, Green said the novel “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.”

And he’s not the only one singing its praises; Eleanor and Park was just optioned for a movie by Dreamworks, who immediately signed on Rowell to pen the screenplay herself! The current plan is to begin production in 2015.

How to Add Eleanor and Park to Your Wardrobe

By integrating key characteristic elements from the characters and setting from the novel, you, too, can have a quirky ’80s style just like Eleanor and Park, with no bus seat or mix tape expertise required!

Eleanor

Product Information: Jacket – 2BBebe, Bangles – Max&Chloe, Shirt – Old Navy, Jeans – H&M, Sneakers – Keds, Bag – Lulus.

A plus-sized, redheaded girl praying to be ignored by both the bullies at school and the abuse she undergoes at home, Eleanor never expected to find a safe haven in a bus seat. But when Park did the unthinkable, and allowed for the new kid – quickly nicknamed “Big Red” – to share cramped quarters on the daily rides to and from school with him, he began to see that her crazy Goodwill clothes are a kind of armor against the outside world, and the girl who wore them was one who was getting tired of fighting. A tough cookie with a mushy center, Eleanor wasn’t an easy person to love, but she was one who needed it.

Channel Eleanor’s predisposition to stand out, as well as her unwillingness to back down in a mix-and-match look that captures all of her quirkiness. Mimic her vintage-lover’s charm with patched denim, a bandana print shirt, and rubber bangles. A rosy moto jacket and studded purse riff on the contrast between edgy and feminine. Finish off the look with sneakers in Eleanor’s signature hue.