{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-perfect-9781339002859","title":"The Other Side of Perfect","description":"Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking of empathy. Told in alternating narratives, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e is infused with themes of identity, belonging, and compassion, reminding us that we are all more than our circumstances, and we are all more connected than we think.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCody's home life is a messy, too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Cody himself is a smart kid, a survivor with a great sense of humor that helps him see past his circumstances and begin to try to get himself out. Autumn is a wealthy girl from an indigenous family, who has found herself in with the popular crowd even though it's hard for her to want to keep up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut one night, while returning home from a movie, Autumn comes across Cody, face down in the laneway behind her house. All Cody knows is that he can't take another encounter with his father like the one he just narrowly escaped. He can't go home. But he doesn't have anywhere else to go. When Autumn agrees to let him hide out in her dad's art studio, Cody's story begins to come out, and so does hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Florence, Richard Scrimger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.96w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781339002859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e551334 \/ Other Side of Perfect\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMELANIE FLORENCE\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer of Cree and Scottish heritage based in Toronto, Ontario. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMissing Nimâmâ\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2016 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the 2017 Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award and was a finalist for the 2017 First Nation Communities READ award. Her most recent picture book, \u003ci\u003eStolen Words\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and was a finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eRighting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools\u003c\/i\u003e and the teen novels Just \u003ci\u003eLucky, He Who Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRez Runaway\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at https: \/\/www.melanieflorence.com\/.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD SCRIMGER \u003c\/b\u003eis the acclaimed author of more than twenty books for children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eZomboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDownside Up\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e, written in collaboration with Melanie Florence, which received a starred review from Kirkus. Richard is also a popular presenter in schools. Richard lives in Toronto, Ontario. Visit him at http: \/\/www.scrimger.ca\/.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43769241731187,"sku":"9.78134E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5eeb3a27-e96a-4c04-b2fe-578f750e8b68.jpg?v=1757072588","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-other-side-of-perfect-9781339002859","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}