Finding Perfect
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Finding Perfect

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Finding PerfectA 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

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. . .Swartz adds to the growing list of fiction titles that raise awareness of differences and promote acceptance; a strong purchase for most middle grade and middle school collections. --School Library Journal

Swartz renders Molly's decline into full-blown OCD visceral and sympathetic; readers with similar tendencies will relate while others, like her friends, will recognize the pain of seeing someone in need but not being able to help. . .This is one for preteens struggling with the desire for perfection in this imperfect life. --The Bulletin

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 10/15/2019
ISBN: 9781250294135
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187062 / Finding Perfect
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6
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