Finding Perfect. In this fresh-voiced debut novel, one girl learns there is no such thing as perfect. She grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, studied psychology at Boston University, and received a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Elly is the author of 4 contemporary middle grade novels. Her debut novel, FINDING PERFECT (FSG ) is about year-old Molly, OCD, and a slam poetry competition that will determine everything/5. Elly Swartz’s heartfelt MG debut, FINDING PERFECT, charts year-old Molly’s struggle with obsessive-compulsive behavior. Molly’s OCD, which at first she doesn’t realize she has, begins to overtake her life as her counting and organizing compulsions worsen. This creates a rift between Molly and her best friend, Hannah/5().
Elly Swartz is a middle-grade author and FINDING PERFECT is her debut novel. Swartz loves writing for children, but did not take a direct path to that career. Through the years, she's been a Sesame Place ride operator, lawyer, legal author, and college essay This guide was written by author Elly Swartz and educator Anna Kontos. As an. Elly Swartz is a middle-grade author. Her debut novel, FINDING PERFECT (FSG October, ) is a story about a twelve-year-old girl named Molly, friendship, family, OCD, and a slam poetry competition determines everything. It took thirteen years, numerous drafts, many Twizzlers, loads of hugs, and much unconditional love, to find her way to YES. Finding Perfect Elly Swartz. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $ (p) ISBN Buy this book. First-time author Swartz creates a clear, moving portrayal of obsessive-compulsive.
She grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, studied psychology at Boston University, and received a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Elly is the author of 4 contemporary middle grade novels. Her debut novel, FINDING PERFECT (FSG ) is about year-old Molly, OCD, and a slam poetry competition that will determine everything. Finding Perfect. Author: Elly Swartz. Read Excerpt. Finding Perfect. Author: Elly Swartz. 1. blue pixie and the siamese fighting fish. MY COWBOY BOOTS SCUFF the wooden floor as I walk onto the stage, and for the next ninety seconds I won’t think of anything but the rhythm and sound of each syllable in my poem. Elly Swartz’s heartfelt MG debut, FINDING PERFECT, charts year-old Molly’s struggle with obsessive-compulsive behavior. Molly’s OCD, which at first she doesn’t realize she has, begins to overtake her life as her counting and organizing compulsions worsen. This creates a rift between Molly and her best friend, Hannah.
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