This book was good. Molly loves perfect. She has to have everything perfect before she leaves the room. She also counts numbers . She thinks she's crazy and her she's afraid that her friends will think she's weird. Plus her mom is in a temporary job in Canada, I give this book 4 stars.
Finding Perfect
By Elly Swartz
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 4 | n/a | 3.7 | 45804 |
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.
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN-13: 9781250294135
ISBN-10: 1250294134
Published on 10/15/2019
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (8)
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Elly Swartz wrote a book that changed people's thinking drastically on OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Twelve year old Molly Nathans knows not everything can be perfect, but why not try? After her mom leaving her family, everything now has to be perfect. A normal kid's room is a little bit messy, but Molly's. Her glass animals have to be exactly one inch apart, and everything is always spotless. Do normal kids have to wash their hands 6-7 times before they're ever clean? No. Do normal kids have to have all their school supplies in the correct order, all the time? Another no. Molly realizes she's different, but can't tell her family. I recommend this book for girls 9+ because they need to know there is a rainbow after every storm.
This looks like a good book,but not for me.
This looks like a good book, just not what I'm looking for.
i wish i had it it looks nice
This is just the right book for me!
its like me in the perfect
this book looks really good it is like me in a way