If you are a reader of YA, I would like to recommend you read Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles.
Brittany Ellis, captain of the pom squad and all-around perfect person is paired with gang member Alex Fuentes in chemistry class. As they get to know one another, Alex finds Brittany's life is far from perfect and Brittany discovers Alex dreams of more than being in a gang.
Alex and Brittany begin to care for one another. They have chemistry. Dare I say - Perfect Chemistry? Even with their strong feelings, they barely fit in their own worlds. How can they find a way to fit in one another's?
One of the best parts of this book is it trades point of view from chapter to chapter (Ch 1 = Brittany, Ch 2 = Alex and so on). Both characters are so different from one another, yet believable.
The story also resulted in my husband and me driving all over town trying to find a copy of The Outsiders on DVD - not that it's a modern (as in post-Y2K) retelling. I'm just saying if S.E. Hinton and Simone Elkeles were to pass one another in the grocery store, they would high five. Twice - that high five where the arms swing around and immediately move into a low five.
Go on, give it a read. You know you want to ;)
1 comments:
Looks like a great read. Thanks for the suggestion.
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