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| Author | Simone Elkeles |
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| Series | Perfect Chemistry |
| Genre | Teen Romance/Young Adult |
| Publisher | Walker Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | 23 December 2008 |
| Pages | 360 |
| ISBN | 978-0802798220 |
| Followed by | Rules of Attraction |
Perfect Chemistry is the first novel in the trilogy written by author Simone Elkeles and published by Walker Books for Young Readers in 2009 and also made it on The New York Times Best Seller list. Perfect Chemistry is a part of the Young Adult genre because of the steamy high school romance Elkeles portrays in the novel. The main characters of the story Brittany Ellis, a white uptown teenager, and Alejandro "Alex" Fuentes, a lower class teenager of Mexican heritage must overcome Brittany's troubled home life and Alex's gang ties to have their own happily ever after. The book was read and reviewed worldwide.
Simone Elkeles has revealed in many interviews that she admits to writing Young Adult fiction Romance novels and with the Perfect Chemistry series she had to do large amounts of research to understand the cultural background of Alex's Mexican heritage.[1] The book was followed by two sequels centered on the following Fuentes brothers, Carlos and Luis. Elkeles takes you into the streets of Chicago where love must overcome all for two teenagers to be together. They must triumph over gang fights, the mystery surrounding the Fuentes' murder of their father and the world's outlook on their relationship.
The author has stated that she would like to continue writing books in the Perfect Chemistry series.
- ^ Hayman, Stacy. "Wouldn't You Like to Know...Simone Elkeles". VoyaMagazine.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.