Finding Perfect

By Elly Swartz

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374303126
• ISBN13: 9780374303129
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Cutest book ever!

Great for explaining and understanding OCD. The sweet storyline and lovable, but realistic, characters are perfect for ages 9-13. A must read!