Finding Perfect

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A girl deals with friendship, family, and OCD in this classic-feeling, debut middle-grade novel by Elly Swartz.To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is: --The number four --The tip of a newly sharpened No. 2 pencil --A crisp white pad of paper --Her neatly aligned glass animal figurines What's not perfect is Molly's mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly knows that promises are sometimes broken, so she hatches a plan to bring her mother home: Win the Lakeville Middle School Poetry Slam Contest. The winner is honored at a fancy banquet with white tablecloths. Molly is sure her mother would never miss that. Right...? But as time passes, writing and reciting slam poetry become harder. Actually, everything becomes harder as new habits appear, and counting, cleaning, and organizing are not enough to keep Molly's world from spinning out of control. In this fresh-voiced debut novel, one girl learns there is no such thing as perfect. Praise for Finding Perfect: " With middle school friendships and family relationships at its heart, this novel offers an empathetic guide to coping with a mental health issue. .

  • Author: Elly Swartz
  • Publisher: Square Fish
  • Ages: 8-12
  • Pages: 320
  • ISBN: 9781250294135 (Paperback)

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A girl deals with friendship, family, and OCD in this classic-feeling, debut middle-grade novel by Elly Swartz.To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans,... Read more

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    A girl deals with friendship, family, and OCD in this classic-feeling, debut middle-grade novel by Elly Swartz.To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is: --The number four --The tip of a newly sharpened No. 2 pencil --A crisp white pad of paper --Her neatly aligned glass animal figurines What's not perfect is Molly's mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly knows that promises are sometimes broken, so she hatches a plan to bring her mother home: Win the Lakeville Middle School Poetry Slam Contest. The winner is honored at a fancy banquet with white tablecloths. Molly is sure her mother would never miss that. Right...? But as time passes, writing and reciting slam poetry become harder. Actually, everything becomes harder as new habits appear, and counting, cleaning, and organizing are not enough to keep Molly's world from spinning out of control. In this fresh-voiced debut novel, one girl learns there is no such thing as perfect. Praise for Finding Perfect: " With middle school friendships and family relationships at its heart, this novel offers an empathetic guide to coping with a mental health issue. .

    • Author: Elly Swartz
    • Publisher: Square Fish
    • Ages: 8-12
    • Pages: 320
    • ISBN: 9781250294135 (Paperback)

    Ships separately from our book distribution partner by USPS Media Mail. Media Mail usually takes 2 to 8 business days after shipping. If you order this with cards or other items, it will arrive in its own package.

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