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Simone Elkeles

Simone Elkeles

Simone Elkeles

SIMONE ELKELES has written five young adult novels: How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, How to Ruin My Teenage Life, How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation, Leaving Paradise and Perfect Chemistry. She is currently working on the sequel to Perfect Chemistry and lives in Illinois, USA, with her family.

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Leaving Paradise/Return to Paradise bind-up will be released on June 20, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
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Leaving Paradise will be released on March 28, 2013 in eBook
Mar 28, 2013
Leaving Paradise is now available in eBook
Mar 28, 2013
Return to Paradise will be released on March 28, 2013 in eBook
Mar 28, 2013
Return to Paradise is now available in eBook
Mar 28, 2013
Chain Reaction will be released on July 05, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback, eBook
Jul 05, 2012
Chain Reaction is now available in Mass Market Paperback, eBook
Jul 05, 2012
Perfect Chemistry will be released on November 10, 2011 in
Nov 10, 2011
Perfect Chemistry is now available in
Nov 10, 2011
Rules of Attraction will be released on October 27, 2011 in
Oct 27, 2011
Rules of Attraction is now available in
Oct 27, 2011
Rules of Attraction will be released on January 06, 2011 in
Jan 06, 2011
Rules of Attraction is now available in
Jan 06, 2011
Perfect Chemistry will be released on April 01, 2010 in
Apr 01, 2010
Perfect Chemistry is now available in
Apr 01, 2010

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PublishersWeekly.com, May 11, 2013
...people with different interests on different sites. Using all of these platforms sounds demanding, and it is, says Simone Elkeles, author of Perfect Chemistry. You spend 25% of your time writing and 75% of your time interacting with your fans, or at...
American Press, January 23, 2013
...The words of writer Simone Elkeles seem fitting at the moment, since I committed a faux pas with directions for cooking one of Louisiana’s famous staple dishes. If you read the chicken and sausage...
San Francisco Chronicle, January 21, 2013
...to date. If you want to inspire your daughter, give her a romance like "Perfect Chemistry." In Simone Elkeles' bestseller, white, wealthy, cheerleader Brittany opens her heart to Alex, a Mexican American boy who comes from poverty. A model child at the...
Examiner.com, October 30, 2012
...order to alter the past and get home. 'Ruins' released today to favorable reviews. 2. 'Perfect Chemistry' by Simone Elkeles Elkeles' book 'Perfect Chemistry' is a fresh take on two kids from the opposite sides of the tracks. Popular girl Brittany is...
Las Vegas Review Journal, October 28, 2012
...Not Something for Everyone in Contemporary YA Fiction?" a panel discussion with Matt de la Pena, Sara Zarr, Simone Elkeles, Kirsten Hubbard, Abby McDonald and Stephanie Perkins and moderated by Lindsey Leavitt in the Historic Fifth Street School Reader...
PublishersWeekly.com, September 25, 2012
...Standiford, Libba Bray, and Daniel Nayeri on their literary knowledge of all things young adult. L. to r.: Simone Elkeles, Carolyn Mackler, Melissa Walker, and moderator Christopher Grant at the "Love Will Keep Us Together" panel. Moderated by...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 24, 2012
...tent in Borough Hall Plaza for the many panels aimed at teens and young adult readers. Best-selling authors Simone Elkeles (“Perfect Chemistry”); Carolyn Mackler (co-author of “The Future of Us”) and Melissa Walker (“Unbreak My Heart”) with...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 2, 2013
...from its AMP! Comics for Kids line. At the Bloomsbury booth, there are galleys of Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles, which launches a steamy, football-themed series; Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, which follows 2012s Throne of Glass; Jamie Thomsons Dark...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 27, 2013
...from its AMP! Comics for Kids line. At the Bloomsbury booth, there are galleys of Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles, which launches a steamy, football-themed series; Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, which follows 2012s Throne of Glass; Jamie Thomsons Dark...
Sugarscape, April 1, 2013
...rounded up all the authors involved - that's Abbi Glines, Steph Campbell, Jennifer Echols, Nicole Williams and Simone Elkeles - to explain why this April is going to be all about fit boys sweeping you off your feet. With the some of the hottest boys...
Star-Telegram, January 11, 2013
...grant from the Hudson Foundation to cover the costs of YAK Fest. The event's keynote speaker is Simone Elkeles, author of Perfect Chemistry, winner of a 2010 RITA for the Best Young Adult Romance by the Romance Writers of America. Elkeles also is...
Detroit Free Press, July 8, 2012
...Destroyer," by David Limbaugh (Regnery Publishing) More Details: BOOK EVENTS Teen Book Discussion -- Skype Chat with Simone Elkeles: Author of the "Perfect Chemistry" trilogy will be featured, 6:30 p.m. Tue. Ferndale Public Library, 222 E. Nine Mile,...
Hopatcong Patch, July 3, 2012
...all-time favorite author is Nicholas Sparks. But aside from reading just him, I also enjoy reading works by Simone Elkeles and Alex McAulay. Sparks is my favorite because he's real with his writing. He comes up with these stories [that] are so romantic,...
Detroit News, June 21, 2012
...Library to host Skype chat with author Elkeles The Ferndale Public Library will host a Skype chat with Simone Elkeles, the author of the "Perfect Chemistry" trilogy, as part of its Teen Book Club on July 10. The first 15 teens at the event at the...