Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Finding Perfect
Elly Swartz · 2016
82/100
👍 Worth It
Finding Perfect is an unusually careful middle-grade novel — seven years of research with pediatric OCD specialists shows in every scene, and the Child Mind Institute endorsement is not given lightly. Swartz writes with an authentic twelve-year-old voice that never condescends, and the OCD portrayal is specific and accurate rather than vague or sensationalized. A genuine resource for families and classrooms, not just a good read.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety90
substance82
craft80
originality78
accuracy88
hype78
age-fit85
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict82
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