Many of these issues present themselves in Elkeles’ trilogy, Perfect Chemistry. The list goes on, as this time period is when pre-teens and teens are beginning to discover who they are and what they want to do in life.
The young adult years are a time fraught with struggles and difficult issues: sexuality, gender identity, drugs and alcohol, religious questions, bullying. YA novels are a frequent victim of attempted book challenges. She currently lives in Florida with her family. She went on to work in a manufacturing company, until her first novel, How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, was published in 2006. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Illinois, and then her graduate degree in Industrial Relations from Loyola University-Chicago. Elkeles was born in Chicago on April 24, 1970.
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