Waiting on Wednesday - Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz

WoW is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine in which we share the titles we can't wait to release.

Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz. 304 p. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, October 18, 2016. 9780374303129.

Publisher synopsis: To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is:
-The number four
-The tip of a newly sharpened No. 2 pencil
-A crisp white pad of paper
-Her neatly aligned glass animal figurines.

What's not perfect is Molly's mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly knows that promises are sometimes broken, so she hatches a plan to bring her mother home: Win the Lakeville Middle School Poetry Slam Contest. The winner is honored at a fancy banquet with white tablecloths. Molly is she her mother would never miss that. Right...?

But as time passes, writing and reciting slam poetry become harder. Actually, everything becomes harder as new habits appear, and counting, cleaning, and organizing are not enough to keep Molly's world from spinning out of control. In this fresh-voiced debut novel, one girl learns there is no such thing as perfect.

I had the pleasure of meeting Elly at the Sweet Sixteens Debut Drinks Night at ALA Midwinter. Take a look at the coolest swag she gave out:

Here's a link to her website and here's a link to the Sweet Sixteen's website. Check it out! There are some interesting debuts coming our way this year!