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Goodbye, Perfect

Goodbye, Perfect

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Publisher's Synopsis

"This gripping novel examines anxiety, identity, pressure, and power with Barnard's characteristic lightness of touch." --The Guardian
"Nuanced, compelling, honest, and important." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Winner of The Bookseller's YA Book Prize

Friendship bonds are tested and the very nature of loyalty is questioned in this lyrical novel about a teen whose best friend runs away with her teacher after suffering the effects of too much academic pressure. Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Jennifer Niven.

Eden McKinley knows she can't count on much in this world, but she can depend on Bonnie, her solid, steady, straight-A best friend. So it's a bit of a surprise when Bonnie runs away with the boyfriend Eden knows nothing about five days before the start of their final exams. Especially when the police arrive on her doorstep and Eden finds out that Bonnie's boyfriend is actually their music teacher, Mr. Cohn.

Sworn to secrecy and bound by loyalty, only Eden knows Bonnie's location, and that's the way it has to stay. There's no way she's betraying her best friend. Not even when she's faced with police questioning, suspicious parents, and her own growing doubts.

As the days pass and things begin to unravel, Eden is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the world, her best friend, and herself. In this touching and insightful novel, bestselling author Sara Barnard explores just what can happen when the pressure one faces to be "perfect" leads to drastic fallout.

Book information

ISBN: 9781534402454
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub date:
Edition: Reprint ed.
DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 272g
Height: 208mm
Width: 142mm
Spine width: 25mm

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