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Natasha Friend

Paperback | Pages: 172 pages

Rating: 3.77 | 12702 Users | 1198 Reviews

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Title	:	Perfect
Author	:	Natasha Friend
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 172 pages
Published	:	September 16th 2004 by Milkweed Editions
Categories	:	Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Health. Mental Health. Contemporary. Mental Illness. Teen

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Depicting with humor and insight the pressure to be outwardly perfect, this novel for ages 10-13 shows how one girl develops compassion for her own and others’ imperfections.

For 13-year-old Isabelle Lee, whose father has recently died, everything's normal on the outside. Isabelle describes the scene at school with bemused accuracy--the self-important (but really not bad) English teacher, the boy that is constantly fixated on Ashley Barnum, the prettiest girl in class, and the dynamics of the lunchroom, where tables are turf in a all-eyes-open awareness of everybody's relative social position.

But everything is not normal, really. Since the dealth of her father, Isabelle's family has only functioned on the surface. Her mother, who used to take care of herself, now wears only lumpy, ill-fitting clothes, cries all night, and has taken every picture of her dead husband and put them under her bed. Isabelle tries to make light of this, but the underlying tension is expressed in overeating and then binging. As the novel opens, Isabelle's little sister, April, has told their mother about Isabelle's problem. Isabelle is enrolled in group therapy. Who should show up there, too, but Ashley Barnum, the prettiest, most together girl in class.

Present Books Supposing Perfect

Original Title:	Perfect
ISBN:	1571316515 (ISBN13: 9781571316516)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature, Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2007)

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Ratings: 3.77 From 12702 Users | 1198 Reviews

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You are never alone in anything, no matter how it feels. Everyone must face their own tragedy, and deal with their own disorder. Some are just better at seeming composed.I could read this book about a thousand times and find scarce to dislike. I believe this is one of the absolute best young adult books, especially for girls. Friend, I've noticed, takes care to challenge the conventional concept of perfection, and if it's even necessary. Which it isn't, spoiler alert. Coming from a staunch

Just finished read The Girls at 17 Swann Street which reminded of a book I read in middle school called Perfect. Considering I still remember this book over decade later, and it still haunts me I give it 5 stars.

Perfect is about eating disorders and teenage pain, and it's absolutely brilliant. This story is incredibly short and incredibly powerful. I don't know exactly why this book stands out. Maybe it's the emotional touch. Isabelle and Ashley both come off as incredibly real characters, despite the short length. The story is so raw and real, far more than many books about eating disorders. Maybe it's the reasonable, understated tone. This story is well-written and well-executed. It's ridiculously

This book is basically about a girl named Isabelle. She has a health problem. She throws up after she eats. When her mom finds out, she sends her to Group. But in Group she out Ashley, the most popular girl in school is also there. The main characters are Isabelle and Ashley. An internal conflict occured when Isabelle wasn't sure if she wanted to continue to throw up. In this book, I could make a text to text connection. This book can also connect to "It's Not the End of the World" by Judy

I retained a lot of useful information from this book. My favorite character in this book, Isabelle Lee, is a teenager who is very sensitive about her weight. She cares a lot about what people think of her and she stuffs her face with food then forces herself to throw it all up. This book is about Isabelle, her sister, and her mom and how they are struggling from the loss of their dad/husband who died from a sickness. Isabelle's mom makes Isabelle go to a support group to talk about all of her

Perfect by Natasha Friend, Milkweed Editions,2004, 232pgs.,$6.95,ISBN 1-57131-651-5 Who doesnt want to be perfect? I thought. Everyone desires a perfect body, glamorous and appealing. Following the death of her father, Isabelle, a thirteen-year-old,tries to reach her goal, almost leading to the condition of an eating disorder. This summer Isabelle attends the Eating Disorder and Body Image Therapy Group which is part of the deal with her mom. Isabelle is going to seek the truth in the world

I retained a lot of useful information from this book. My favorite character in this book, Isabelle Lee, is a teenager who is very sensitive about her weight. She cares a lot about what people think of her and she stuffs her face with food then forces herself to throw it all up. This book is about Isabelle, her sister, and her mom and how they are struggling from the loss of their dad/husband who died from a sickness. Isabelle's mom makes Isabelle go to a support group to talk about all of her