The Other Side of Perfect -- Melanie Florence, Hardcover Nature California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor

California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book

A dauntless memoir about leaning into life after grief

mobility pioneers Kelly and Juliet Starrett began thinking about the physical well-being of the rest of us

this book will hold your hand and your heart while helping you realize it's okay to not be okay

The Other Side of Perfect -- Melanie Florence, Hardcover Nature California Eureka Non-Fiction Award HonorTwo kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking of empathy. Told in alternating narratives, The Other Side of Perfect is infused with themes of identity, belonging, and compassion, reminding us that we are all more than our circumstances, and we are all more connected than we think. Cody's home life is a messy, too often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Cody himself is a smart kid, a survivor