Marigold the cat likes everything just so, but when he sets out to bake a perfect cake one Monday, he is interrupted by one finch, two pigeons, and three loons.

After a series of spectacular--and at times, hilarious--disasters, including being expelled from school, perfectionist Elfie Oster discovers what truly matters as she tries to make sense of everything that is happening to her.

"Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does...and now she dreams of winning the Magnificent Witchy Cake-off...But even with the most bewitching of recipes, she realizes a terrible truth: she's a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily, Leila has three magical sisters who are happy to share their culinary secrets with her. What's more, Leila discovers that baking with them is fun"--

"In this modern retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a girl's quest to be perfect unleashes chaos at her middle school"--

"When shy, sensitive Laura Stearns arrives at St. Dunstan?s Academy in Maine, she dreams that life there will echo her favorite novel, All Before Them, the sole surviving piece of writing by Byronic 'prep school prophet' (and St. Dunstan?s alum) Sebastian Webster, who died at nineteen, fighting in the Spanish Civil War. She soon finds the intensity she is looking for among the insular, Webster-worshipping members of the school?s chapel choir, which...

"A straight-talking but uplifting story about a boy living with ADHD and the sparks that fly when he moves in with his perfectionist step-sister..."--

"Evanna Lynch’s casting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films is a tale that grew to almost mythic proportions—a legend of how she faced disordered eating as a young girl, found solace in a beloved book series, and later landed the part of her favorite character. But that is not the whole story. Even after recovery, there remains a conflict at her core: a bitter struggle between the pursuit of perfection and the desire to fearlessly embrace...

Leila Wayward es una brujita extraordinaria. Es la m�as encantadora hechicera, la m�as capaz cambiaformas y las m�as talentosa talladora en su aquelarre. Por todos sus encantos, ha ganado todo tipo de trofeos, pero su m�as grande sue�no es ganar el Magnifico Brujiconcurso de Reposter�ia. Como las m�as joven en una larga l�inea de expertas en las Oscuras Artes de la Pasteler�ia, Leila espera que ganar sea pan comido. Pero incluso...

"Si te consideras una persona perfeccionista, quizá no te parezca que el perfeccionismo sea un problema. De hecho, podría parecerte más bien lo contrario: una ventaja, ¡y en muchos sentidos lo es! Pero aspirar continuamente a la excelencia, valorarte en función de si eres capaz de alcanzarla y, en el proceso, criticarte sin descanso puede ser también causa de ansiedad, estrés, preocupación, agotamiento e infelicidad. Así que, ¿cómo distinguir...