Alex has joined the local Latino Bloods in order to protect his family in his father's absence. His father was shot when Alex was only six years old during a drug deal. When Brittany if forced to partner with Alex Fuentes in Chemistry, it seems that her dreams of perfect grades and admission to Northwestern will go up in smoke.Īlex Fuentes is the son of a widow. At the same time, Brittany has to keep up appearances at school as the captain of the pom pom squad and girlfriend to the football captain. Brittany worries about her older sister, Shelley, a woman trapped in a useless body inflicted with cerebral palsy, because Brittany seems to be the only one who cares what happens to Shelley. Perfect Chemistry is a romantic novel that is similar to West Side Story, a novel of misunderstandings and miscommunications that work to keep two lovers apart until finally love propels them past all obstacles.īrittany Ellis has worked hard to appear perfect in order to make her mother happy. When Alex and Brittany are forced to become partners in their chemistry class, they find themselves on a path that will lead both to discover that looks are not all they appear to be.

Alex Fuentes is a poor Mexican boy from the wrong side of town who became a member of the local gang to protect his mother and two little brothers. She appears to be a girl who seems to have it all. In this novel, Brittany Ellis is the daughter of wealthy parents from the right side of town. Perfect Chemistry is a novel by bestselling, young adult author Simone Elkeles.

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