Chain+Reaction

Chain Reaction Simone Elkeles Copyright Date: 2011 Number of pages: 308 Level: 4.3 Points: 11.0

= __//**Character Analysis**//__ = ==== My story is about a boy named Luis Fuentes and a girl named Nikki Cruz. Nikki lives by three rules. Boys lie to get their way, don’t trust a boy who says “I love you,” and never date a boy from the south side of Fairfield. Nikki is Mexican with long brown hair. "I watch as she twirls her beautiful long brown hair." (Pg 134) Luis is a genius. He is known to never mess up and he is in the Latino Blood. Luis is Mexican with brown short hair. ==== = = = = = **__//Setting Analysis//__** = ==== Chain Reaction takes place in Fairfield, Illinois. Everyone in the book has been raised there since they were little. Luis used to live in Colorado, but his mom wanted to be closer to her grandchildren so she moved back to Illinois. "If you would've told me two weeks ago I'd be moving back to Illinois after fleeing this place when I was eleven, I'd have laughed." (Pg. 52) Nikki lives there with her mom, dad, and brother Ben. ==== = = = = = = = **__//Problem Analysis//__** = ==== The problem in this book is that Nikki is heartbroken that Marco broke up with her. She doesn't trust any guy. That's why she hasn't been dating for two years. Later in the book Luis starts liking Nikki but Nikki wants nothing to do with him until she realizes how much she loves him. Another problem is Nikki does not approve of Luis being in the Latino Blood. ==== = = = **__//Recommendation//__** =