Hannah on October 26th, 2011

Luiz is the youngest Fuentes brother. He is the one with the big dreams and the determination and good grades to get him there. He was taken away from Chicago before he could get caught up in all the gang business (like his brothers before him). Nikki knows boys lie to get what they want [...]

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Hannah on February 16th, 2011

This is book 2! Please read book 1 (Leaving Paradise) before reading this review! Caleb left Paradise never expecting to return, but what he didn’t think would happen is getting busted for living with drug dealers. He’s got two choices; jail or Re-START, a program that will make him tell complete strangers the dangers of driving [...]

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Hannah on June 21st, 2010

The Sequel to Perfect Chemistry is here! Another great book! In book one Alex Fuentes gave up his ties to the Latino Blood gang so he could be with Brittany.  The rest of his family moved to Mexico to get away from the gangs before the younger Fuentes brothers could get jumped into the gang.  [...]

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Hannah on May 2nd, 2010

Caleb has spent the last year in juvenile detention for running over his neighbor, Maggie, while driving drunk.  Now back at school in Paradise IL he must confront Maggie, his friends, and his family while working off his community service.  Maggie just wants to be away from Paradise.  She has planned it so that she will be [...]

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Hannah on September 16th, 2009

Brittany Ellis and Alex Fuentes look like total opposites from everyone’s point of view at  Fairfield High School just outside of Chicago.  Brittany is known for being perfect, but hides her family’s secret well.  Alex is known for being in a gang  called The Blood, but his compassion for his family is strong.    But when [...]

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