She seems to have the perfect life, but even her best friends don’t realize how unhappy she is. She’s also the cheerleading captain and dating the star quarterback, Colin. She’s wealthy, popular, and white the world is her oyster. She has, for all of her life, been a straight A student, and she plans to continue her academic success in her last year of high school. It’s the first day of her senior year, and she’s determined to make everything perfect. The novel opens as Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class. The themes of Perfect Chemistry include looking beyond appearances, prejudice, being true to one's self, and the courage required to declare an unpopular love. The novel is written in alternating first person point of view, offering the perspective of both protagonists this structure complicates the story and contributes to its considerable suspense. Perfect Chemistry won the RITA award for Young Adult Romance, the top honor within the romance genre. Elkeles was raised around Chicago, where the story is set. The novel won praise for its humor, heart, and suspense, and became a New York Times bestseller. This urban romance story follows two 18-year-olds as they overcome stereotypes and fall in love. YA novelist Simone Elkeles published the first of her three-part trilogy, Perfect Chemistry, in 2008.
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