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Summary: After getting a fortune cookie with the message, "Practice makes perfect," Ben meets new student Darby, who claims to be perfect and offers to teach Ben his secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SWAMalbrough, Mike
Summary: Marigold the cat likes everything just so, but when he sets out to bake a perfect cake one Monday, he is interrupted by one finch, two pigeons, and three loons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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Summary: When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: "A straight-talking but uplifting story about a boy living with ADHD and the sparks that fly when he moves in with his perfectionist step-sister..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1999
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Summary: Discusses the dangers of being a perfectionist, with tips for easing up on oneself, gaining control over life, and getting professional help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Pub. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 ADDVeitch, Catherine
Summary: Oma the orangutan wants to be good at everything. But when things don't always go to plan, she discovers that trying her best is more important.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2023
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Summary: Zoe wants her math number line project to be perfect, but she can not decide which beads to use--until Mr. Grizley convinces her to ask for help from her friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE AVEZucker, Bonnie
Summary: "It's hard for teens to be happy when they've created a very narrow window of what defines success. The goal of this helpful book is to encourage teens to maintain their desire to achieve without striving to always be perfect and to appreciate and love who they are just as they are, not for what they do or accomplish. Finding a balance between work and play is key. Challenging perfectionism is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 155.2 ZUCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 155.2 ZUCHale, Shannon
Summary: Unicorn wants to be as perfect as everyone seems to think he is, so when he embarrasses himself in front of Kitty he is afraid Kitty will no longer want to be friends with a not-so-perfect Unicorn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction HaleJohn, Jory
Summary: When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E JOHHopkins, Ellen.
Summary: Northern Nevada teenagers Cara, Kendra, Sean, and Andre, tell in their own voices of their very different paths toward perfection and how their goals change when tragedy strikes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC HOPSatoko Seo, Emily
Summary: A little girl is determined to make perfect nigiri sushi for her grandmother, but her efforts only lead to frustration, until a surprising discovery helps her understand that cooking with love is more important than cooking perfect food.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SATSilverman, Laura
Summary: Ariel Stone is the perfect college applicant until a failed Calculus quiz sends his grades into a tailspin that can only be halted by a handsome tutor, but adding a burgeoning romance to his other commitments may push Ariel past his limit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SILWicker, Valeria
Summary: Inspired by a visit to an art museum, Raven sets out to create a masterpiece but her discarded mistakes start stalking her, teaching her to accept her imperfections.
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Publisher / Publication Date: JIMMY Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WICGerth, Holley
Summary: Bestselling author, counselor, and life coach helps women lay down unrealistic goals, break free from the pressure to be perfect, and start living fully rather than simply trying not to fail.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: christianaudio.com 2015
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Howarth, Enid
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fairview Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 HOWBrown, Waka T.
Summary: "Author Waka T. Brown and artist Yuko Jones join forces for this picture book about a young girl who learns to appreciate life's imperfections when her grandmother teachers her about the Japanese art form kintsugi. Miki Amelia Masuda liked everything in her life to be perfect. Her room was immaculately clean. She only ate round cookies, not the broken ones. And if a stuffed animal had a tear in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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Summary: Dot grows increasingly frustrated that she is not perfect at anything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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Summary: Do you think you would be happier if only you could lose weight, be a better parent, work smarter, reduce stress, exercise more, and make better decisions? You're not perfect. But guess what? You don't have to be. All of us struggle with high expectations from time to time. But for many women, the worries can become debilitating--and often, we don't even know we're letting unrealistic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2008
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Summary: After a series of spectacular-and at times, hilarious-disasters, including being expelled from school, perfectionist Elfie Oster discovers what truly matters as she tries to make sense of everything that is happening to her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MAHVernon, Katie
Summary: "For as long as anyone can remember, Ari has loved arranging things. From blocks to flowers to produce to unicorn toys, each arrangement feels perfect--though maybe not for everyone. But when Ari sets out to create the ultimate arrangement at the zoo, things don't go quite as planned."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VERPett, Mark.
Summary: Beatrice is so well-known for never making a mistake that she is greeted each morning by fans and reporters, but a near-error on the day of the school talent show could change everything.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PETTallent, Elizabeth
Summary: In a bold and brilliant memoir that reinvents the form, the acclaimed author of the novel Museum Pieces and the collection Mendocino Fire explores the ferocious desire for perfection which has shaped her writing life as well as her rich, dramatic, and constantly surprising personal life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020