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Perfect Paperback - 2004

by Natasha Friend

Thirteen-year-old Isabelle Lee struggles with an eating disorder while dealing with a turbulent home life and social pressures at school. The author brings a depth of characterization, humor, and a real adolescent's voice to this multileveled story about the desire to be perfect in an imperfect world.


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In the world of thirteen-year-old girls, everything's fine--at least on the surface.

Isabelle Lee is a typical, wisecracking, middle-of-the-pack girl who just happens to be dealing with some big issues. Her father has died and no one--especially her mother--wants to talk about it. Meanwhile, Isabelle's sister, who "used to be nine and charming," has messed everything up by ratting Isabelle out to their mom about her eating disorder.

At school, there's Mr. Minx, the self-important (but really not bad) English teacher; Ashley Barnum, the prettiest girl around; and the lunchroom, where tables are turf in an all-eyes-open battle for social status. Isabelle has measured the distance to being cool and she thinks it's long shiny hair, a toothpaste smile, and perfectly broken-in size-zero jeans.

Perfect is the story of one girl's attempt to cope with loss, define true friendship, and figure out the difference between appearances and reality.

First line

APRIL USED TO BE MY SISTER.

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  • Title Perfect
  • Author Natasha Friend
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 172
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
  • Date September 16, 2004
  • ISBN 9781571316516 / 1571316515
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.12 x 5.24 x 0.57 in (20.62 x 13.31 x 1.45 cm)
  • Ages 11 to 13 years
  • Grade levels 6 - 8
  • Reading level 590
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: High Interest/Low Vocabulary
    • Curriculum Strand: High Interest/Low Vocabulary
    • Topical: Death/Dying
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Death, Sisters
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004006371
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2005, Page 844
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2004, Page 120
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2005, Page 333
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 10/15/2004, Page 1006
  • Kliatt, 11/01/2004, Page 8
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/08/2004, Page 57
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2004, Page 146
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