carlos Fuentes Idolized His Older Brother, Alex, When He Was A Member Of The Latino Blood. So When Alex Chose To Get Jumped Out Of The Gang For A Chance At A Future With His Gringa Girlfriend, Brittany, Carlos Felt Shocked And Betrayed. Even Worse, Alex Forced Carlos To Come Back From Mexico To Join Him On The Straight And Narrow Path. Trouble Is, Carlos Just Wants To Keep Living On The Edge. And Ties To His Mexican Gang Aren’t Easy To Break, Even Hundreds Of Miles Away In Colorado.
in Boulder, Carlos Has To Live With One Of Alex’s College Professors — And He Feels Completely Out Of Place. He’s Even More Thrown By His Strong Feelings For The Professor’s Daughter, Kiara, Who Is Nothing Like The Girls He’s Usually Drawn To. But Carlos And Kiara Soon Discover That In Matters Of The Heart, The Rules Of Attraction Overpower The Social Differences That Conspire To Keep Them Apart.
children's Literature
seventeen-year-old Carlos Has Moved Around A Lot In His Life. He Grew Up In Chicago, But When His Brother Got Involved With Gangs, His Mother Moved The Family, Sans Father, To Mexico. Now Carlos Finds Himself On His Way To Colorado To Live With His Brother (now Reformed And In College) And Attend His Last Year Of High School. He Is Resentful, Handsome And Cocky, And He Has No Plans To Abide By Anyone's Rules. One Of The First People He Meets Is Kiara, An Honor Student Who Has Been Assigned To Escort Him Around School For The First Few Days. Carlos Is Dealing With His Past, His Current Reputation, Getting Reacquainted With His Brother, And The Complex Social Situation At School. Kiara Is Dealing With Her Stuttering Problem And Her Own Place In The Social System At School. She Was Recently Dumped By A Boyfriend Via Text Message. Feeling Like He Doesn't Need A Babysitter, Carlos Blows Her Off; With Her Retaliation, Sparks Fly As Two Opposite Poles Of A Magnet Begin To Attract Each Other. The Story Is Told In Their Alternating Voices, And The Final Outcome Is As Predictable As A Harlequin Romance Novel (especially Since This Book Belongs To A Perfect Chemistry Series). Nevertheless, It Is An Entertaining Read While Still Being Deep Enough And Well Characterized Enough To Make The Two Protagonists Interesting As They Dance Towards, Away And Then Back To Each Through Its Pages. Reviewer: Myrna Dee Marler
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Contemporary
- Romance
Publisher : Walker Childrens
Author : Elkeles, Simone
Language : English
Published :2010-04-13
Number Of Pages : 336
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0802720854
ISBN-13 : 9780802720856
Item weight : 0.9 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5.6 in x 8.3 in
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