The Other Side of Perfect, by Melanie Florence and Richard Scrimger, is a suspenseful middle grade book about a rich girl in the popular crowd, Autumn, who finds a boy from her class, Cody, under a bush after he ran away from his abusive father. Despite his wish that parents don’t get involved, she and (eventually) her parents make sure he is taken care of. Meanwhile, Autumn is having second thoughts about the”in crowd”, while Cody learns how to make art. The book is full of suspense, especially at the end. I would recommend this for any middle grade reader.