Teens with a taste for romance will eat this up like ice cream on a hot day.

Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry Series #1)
by Simone ElkelesView All Available Formats & Editions
Simone Elkeles' New York Times best-selling series--a unique urban twist on the classic star-crossed lovers story--is now repackaged with a fresh new cover.See more details below
Overview
Simone Elkeles' New York Times best-selling series--a unique urban twist on the classic star-crossed lovers story--is now repackaged with a fresh new cover.
Editorial Reviews
Teens with a taste for romance will eat this up like ice cream on a hot day.
Gr 10 Up
Told in alternating narratives, Perfect Chemistry portrays a romance between two unlikely lab partners. Brittany is her Chicago high school's "golden girl" but few of her friends know that her parents are totally dysfunctional and that she is highly invested in caring for her physically and mentally disabled older sister. Alex is a member of the Latino Blood, but he wishes he could leave gang life and pursue a college career. The plot thickens as Alex accepts a bet from a friend that he cannot bed Brittany by Thanksgiving. Smoldering doesn't quite do justice to the romantic banter that sparks between them. As the story unfolds, Alex is incarcerated and later hospitalized. Raw language and Spanish phrases that Anglo readers might feel obligated to investigate further are peppered throughout. The pace picks up too quickly at the end, leaving readers wondering if they missed something as time that has previously been marked day by day begins to clip along in five-month increments. Overall though, this is a solid romance that's suitable for reluctant readers.-Leah Krippner, Harlem High School, Machesney Park, IL
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9781619637016
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury USA
- Publication date:
- 01/06/2015
- Series:
- Perfect Chemistry Series, #1
- Pages:
- 384
- Sales rank:
- 55,087
- Product dimensions:
- 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)
- Age Range:
- 14 Years
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