perfectionism (personality trait)

"A young girl who always tries to be perfect learns to just be herself. This rhyming picture book speaks to kids who live with perfectionism and other forms of anxiety. Includes tips and information to help parents, teachers, counselors, and other adults talk to children about overcoming perfectionism"--Provided by publisher.

High school senior and over-achiever Reshma Kapoor will stop at nothing to gain admission to Stanford - including writing a novel.

After years of overachieving at her elite school, Mara James has a complete meltdown during her calculus exam and, embarrassed by the incident and the viral video evidence, goes to live with her ski bum father in Squaw Valley, where she hopes to find a place to figure out where her life is headed, and maybe even finally understand her father.

After years of overachieving at her elite school, Mara James has a complete meltdown during her calculus exam and, embarrassed by the incident and the viral video evidence, goes to live with her ski bum father in Squaw Valley, where she hopes to find a place to figure out where her life is headed, and maybe even finally understand her father.

Tandy Angel is, along with her brothers, a suspect in their parents' murder but having grown up under Malcolm and Maud Angel's perfectionist demands, Tandy decides she must clear the family name no matter what.

Examines the meaning and value of determination and how it can be developed, used in combination with persistence, and maintained in the face of obstacles.

Presents the story of a twelve-year-old boy's attempt to become perfect and his ultimate realization that being perfect isn't the key to success or happiness.

Tired of trying to be the perfect daughter, Jane intentionally fails her SAT exam and refuses to apply for college. The fourth in a sequence of books that follows the lives of seven friends, united by a past tragedy, over the course of seven weeks in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Two psychotherapists help perfectionist learn to redirect their energies toward a healhier "quest for excellence.".