Study Guide

Eleanor & Park Characters

By Rainbow Rowell

Whip-smart, brave, and definitely not "nice"(21.35), Eleanor Douglas stands out in a crowd from...

If you met Park Sheridan on the bus, you'd probably think he was cool, maybe a little weird, and...

Eleanor's stepdad, Richie, is beyond evil—he's in straight-up monster territory—and...

If Richie is the book's villain, Eleanor's mom, Sabrina, is his primary victim. She's not easy to...

Park's dad, Jamie Sheridan, is, on the surface, a stereotypical "man's man." He's a huge, strong,...

Park's mom, Mindy—real name Min-Dae—is a beautician from Korea. She met Park's dad...

Tina, the "popular girl" at school, is the primary source of a lot of the bullying and...

Steve Murphy is sort of like the male equivalent of Tina—and, in fact, he's dating her....

Eleanor has four siblings: Ben, Maisie, and Mouse are her full siblings, and Richie, Jr. is her...

DeNice and Beebi befriend Eleanor in gym class after watching Eleanor suffer as the target of...