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Bounce Back 2: No Such Thing as Perfect

by Misako Rocks!

Finding a standard of her own

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Finding a standard of her own

Emma’s comparisons with her older sister Julia shape both her family tensions and her growing pressure to change. Friends, basketball teammates, and a French bulldog she is dogsitting help her reconsider what it means to measure up. The story connects perfectionism with the strain of trying to please others, while keeping the question of whether Emma’s mother will accept her differences in view. Presented as a manga graphic novel, it centers on self-acceptance, sibling comparison, and the challenge of having different strengths.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ages 9–12 interested in manga-style graphic novels.
  • Readers drawn to stories about sibling comparisons and family expectations.
  • Young readers exploring self-acceptance and pressure to please others.

Themes

Self-acceptancePerfectionismSibling comparisonFamily expectations

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Book overview

Emma can't help comparing herself to her bright and popular older sister, Julia. Try as she might, Emma can't seem to please her mom as much as her sister does.

The more Emma measures herself alongside Julia and others, the more pressure she feels to try to change. But trying to be as good as everyone else at everything is exhausting and frustrating.

With help from her friends and basketball teammates, as well as Lexi, the French bulldog she's dogsitting, Emma realizes that there's no such thing as "perfect"--and it feels better to be true to herself, instead of trying to please others. But will other people, especially her mom, understand that Emma may not excel at the same things as her sister?

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