After picking up a romance novel while at the library with her young daughter, Simone Elkeles was hooked. She read more than 100 before trying her hand at writing the genre, and quickly became a New York Times bestselling young adult author. She is best known for her teen romance Perfect Chemistry.

Hear Elkeles' take on the impact books can have:

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