I went to Deerfield High School and our biggest rival was Highland Park High School. Perfect Chemistry was created off of what I noticed in my own high school life. NWN : Many of the teens at Niles West enjoyed reading the book Perfect Chemistry, what was your inspiration for that book?Įlkeles. My first book published was How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, which was based a lot on my trip to Israel that I took as a teenager between my junior and senior years of high school and the experiences I had while I was there. NWN : Which book did you publish first, and what was your inspiration for writing it?Įlkeles. NWN : Did you have a favorite author or book growing up?Įlkeles: As a teenager, I didn’t enjoy reading at all! There was one book I remember reading called Cute is a Four Letter Word (by Stella Pevsner) which I did enjoy reading as a teen. NWN was able ask Elkeles questions that many of our readers would like to know. Some books the author is famous for are Leaving Paradise, How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, and Perfect Chemistry. New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Simone Elkeles has written multiple books that have enthralled many teen readers here at Niles West.
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