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Simone Elkeles Books in Order

Simone Elkeles has written 13 books, published between 2006 and 2023. The first book is How to Ruin a Summer Vacation (2006) and the newest is The Party King (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2006–2023
Pages on record
2,805 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,805 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Teen romance is Simone Elkeles's form. Perfect Chemistry (2008) took the 2010 RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance, and its sequel Rules of Attraction (2010) reached both the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Three series hold most of the 13 catalogued books: Perfect Chemistry, How to Ruin and Leaving Paradise. Mexican American and Jewish identity, family problems and school life recur. The catalogue has stood still since The Party King in 2023.

How many Simone Elkeles books are there?

Simone Elkeles has 13 books, released between 2006 and 2023. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Simone Elkeles Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Simone Elkeles books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles, book 1 of the How to Ruin series (2006)
  2. Cover of Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles, book 1 of the Leaving Paradise series (2007)
  3. Cover of How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles, book 2 of the How to Ruin series (2007)
  4. Cover of Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles, book 1 of the Perfect Chemistry series (2008)
  5. Cover of Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles, book 2 of the Leaving Paradise series (2010)
  6. Cover of Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles, book 2 of the Perfect Chemistry series (2010)
  7. Cover of Better Than Perfect / Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles, book 1 of the Wild Cards series (2013)
  8. Cover of Wild Crush by Simone Elkeles, book 2 of the Wild Cards series (2015)
  1. 1
    How to Ruin a Summer VacationHow to Ruin #12006 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006234
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  2. 2
    Leaving ParadiseLeaving Paradise #12007 · 303 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007303
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    How to Ruin My Teenage LifeHow to Ruin #22007 · 281 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007281
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Perfect ChemistryPerfect Chemistry #12008 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Return to ParadiseLeaving Paradise #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Rules of AttractionPerfect Chemistry #22010 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Chain ReactionPerfect Chemistry #32011 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Better Than Perfect / Wild CardsWild Cards #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's ReputationHow to Ruin #32013 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013257
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Wild CrushWild Cards #22015 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015306
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Crossing the Line2018 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    American Princess Warrior2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  13. 13
    The Party King2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Simone Elkeles books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

How to Ruin in order

3 books
  1. 1. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
  2. 2. How to Ruin My Teenage Life
  3. 3. How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation

Perfect Chemistry in order

3 books
  1. 1. Perfect Chemistry
  2. 2. Rules of Attraction
  3. 3. Chain Reaction

Leaving Paradise in order

2 books
  1. 1. Leaving Paradise
  2. 2. Return to Paradise

Wild Cards books in order

2 books by Simone Elkeles
  1. 1. Better Than Perfect / Wild Cards
  2. 2. Wild Crush

Standalone books

3 books

3 Simone Elkeles titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Simone Elkeles books in order?

You only need to read Simone Elkeles books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Simone Elkeles

Start with How to Ruin a Summer Vacation (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Simone Elkeles book?

The Party King (2023) is the newest Simone Elkeles book released so far.

Is there a new Simone Elkeles book coming?

No next Simone Elkeles book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Simone Elkeles at a glance

Paused
No new Simone Elkeles title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Simone Elkeles books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,805 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Simone Elkeles books, 7 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Simone Elkeles books are about

10 of the 13 Simone Elkeles books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 5 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.