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    Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry Series #2)

    Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry Series #2)

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    by Simone Elkeles

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      ISBN-13: 9780802722300
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
    • Publication date: 04/21/2010
    • Series: Perfect Chemistry Series , #2
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 352
    • Sales rank: 36,438
    • File size: 3 MB
    • Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

    Simone Elkeles is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Better Than Perfect, the Perfect Chemistry series, Leaving Paradise series, and How to Ruin series. All three books in the Perfect Chemistry series have been YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers, and the Illinois Association of Teachers of English named Simone 2008 Author of the Year. Visit her online at www.simoneelkeles.com and www.facebook.com/SimoneElkeles, and on Twitter @SimoneElkeles.

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    New sparks will fly in the sequel to Simone Elkeles's breakout book Perfect Chemistry


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