perfectionism (personality trait)

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.".

A very tidy dragon comes to realize perfection is relative.

Beatrice is so well-known for never making a mistake that she is greeted each morning by fans and reporters, but a near-error on the day of the school talent show could change everything.

Perfectionistic Jerzey desperately wants to be a good ballet dancer like her sisters, but her efforts to learn are repeatedly thwarted, until she finds help in an unexpected place.

Practically-perfect twelve-year-old Victoria Wright must lie, sneak, and break the rules when her investigation of the disappearance of her best--and only--friend, Lawrence, reveals dark secrets about her town and the orphanage run by the reclusive Mrs. Cavendish.