Perfect
Readers rate it 4.3 (42 on Hardcover)
622 pages · Released 2011 · McElderry Books
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Violence
LGBTQ+ themes
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A note for parents
Ellen Hopkins's *Perfect* is a verse novel for mature teens that tackles the psychological pressures of perfectionism, family dysfunction, and self-worth through multiple perspectives. The book contains frank discussions of eating disorders, substance use, sexual coercion, and mental health struggles—themes that require emotional maturity to process. While it offers important messages about resilience and self-acceptance, the heavy subject matter and some strong language make it best suited for high school readers rather than younger teens.
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Sequel to Impulse Sequel to Impulse
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- nyt:chapter_books=2011-09-10
- Family life
- Fiction
- Perfectionism (Personality trait)
- Interpersonal relations
- New York Times bestseller
- Novels in verse
- Self-esteem
- Reading Level-Grade 7
- Reading Level-Grade 9
- Reading Level-Grade 8
- Reading Level-Grade 11
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ISBN 9781416983248 · McElderry Books