Perfect (Friend novel) explained

Perfect
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Release Date:	September 16th, 2004
Pages:	232 pages
Isbn:	978-1-57131-651-6

Perfect is a children's novel by American author Natasha Friend, first published in 2004 by Milkweed Editions. Perfect won the Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature in 2004. This book is about a young girl's struggle with bulimia nervosa.^[1]

Plot summary

Isabelle Lee is a 13-year-old girl with an eating disorder. The disorder developed over time after the death of her father when her mother begins to send her to group therapy. She soon realizes that the most popular girl in school, Ashley Barnum, goes to the group and begins to be friends with her.

Awards and achievements

• Isinglass Teen Read Book Award, 2008^[2]
• Golden Sower Award, 2007^[3]
• Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee, 2007–2008
• Book Sense Pick, 2005
• Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature, 2004^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perfect by Natasha Friend . Scholastic.
2. Web site: Isinglass Teen Read . Webster Free Public Library . 27 February 2024.
3. Web site: The Golden Sower Award: Past Winners and Nominees, 1981 - Present . 26 . Nebraska Library Commission . 27 February 2024.
4. Web site: The Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature . LibraryThing . 27 February 2024.