Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus hit me hard because I am a woman majoring in a science degree. I have been told by teachers to be sure about wanting to pursue science in the future, as I will have a hard time getting ahead as a woman. Elizabeth, the main character, faces similar challenges of being undermined or underappreciated because of being a woman. She starts off at a science firm, but after the death of her boyfriend, she is fired for being pregnant and unwed. She faces challenge after challenge despite her amazing intellect. Eventually, she finds her job working on a cooking show, and it sets her whole life straight. I would recommend this book to any teenager, but I think teenage girls will especially benefit from this book. I would give this book four out of five stars because some of the book was filler.