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Perfect Chemistry
''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 Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ... Romance novels and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rules Of Attraction (Elkeles Novel)
''Rules of Attraction'' is a 2010 young adult novel written by Simone Elkeles as the second installment of the ''Perfect Chemistry'' series. It spent three weeks on the New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ... Children's Best Seller List in 2010. Synopsis The novel, ''Rules of Attraction'' is about Carlos Fuentes falling in love with Kiara Westford and the obstacles they face when trying to be together. He moves from Mexico to Boulder, Colorado to live with his brother Alex. After he moved to Colorado he enrolls in Flatiron High School where he meets his peer guide Kiara Westford. Someone sets him up to be busted for possession of narcotics. He goes to a REACH program for troubled kids and lives with Alex's old college professor, Professor Westford, whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Elkeles
Simone Elkeles (born April 24, 1970) is an American author known for the teen romance ''Perfect Chemistry'' trilogy and ''How To Ruin'' trilogy. She is a New York Times Bestselling young adult author. Simone has won the 2010 RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance from the Romance Writers of America for her book ''Perfect Chemistry''. The sequel to ''Perfect Chemistry'', ''Rules of Attraction'', appeared on USA Today Best Sellers List and The New York Times Best Sellers List. Early years Simone Elkeles was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 24, 1970. Her family later moved to Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, Glenview, Illinois, up until her freshman year of high school, when they moved to Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She attended Deerfield High School (Illinois), Deerfield High School and graduated in 1988. She then attended Purdue University, but graduated from the University of Illinois, earning a Bachelor of Science in psychology. She later earned her Master of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. The genres available in YA are expansive and include most of those found in adult fiction. Common themes related to YA include friendship, first love, relationships, and identity. Stories that focus on the specific challenges of youth are sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming-of-age novels. Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature. History Beginning The history of young adult literature is tied to the history of how childhood and young adulthood has been perceived. One early writer to recognize young adults as a distinct age group was Sarah Trimmer, who, in 1802, described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 American Novels
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American Romance Novels
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