A Taste of Perfection - Softcover

"Dog lovers will learn a lot, and adolescent girls are sure to enjoy the makeover motif--the resolution is realistic and satisfying." - School Library Journal "author Laura Langston pens some very funny scenes about Erin and her friendas attempts to "re-invent" Erin by using a depilatory on her legs, putting a henna rinse on her hair and burying garlic in the garden to get ride of her warts. Sometimes I laughed and sometimes I cried. A book with a complete range of emotions!" - The Standard, St Catharines .,."while the focus of this book appears to be on how Erin comes to terms with herself, its greatest strength lies in its appeal to dog-lovers! Beautiful Blue, the black lab, is sure to win the heart of every young reader, and her unfailing devotion to Erin is deeply touching." - CM Magazine "Middle-grade dog lovers will enjoy the interaction between Erin and Blue and the information about training and showing dogs...Langston peppers her story with the trials of growing up, including Erin's parental moratorium on leg shaving and her own attempt at coloring hair. Girls will relate to Erin in many ways, as she tries to perfect herself and Blue." - Voice of Youth Advocates
"Beautiful Blue, the black lab, is sure to win the heart of every young reader,
Recommended."

"Dog lovers will learn a lot, and adolescent girls are sure to enjoy the makeover motif--the resolution is realistic and satisfying."
-- "School Library Journal"

"Author Laura Langston pens some very funny scenes about Erin and her friend's attempts to "re-invent" Erin by using a depilatory on her legs, putting a henna rinse on her hair and burying garlic in the garden to get ride of her warts. Sometimes I laughed and sometimes I cried. A book with a complete range of emotions!"
-- "The Standard," St Catharines

"Middle-grade dog lovers will enjoy the interaction between Erin and Blue and the information about training and showing dogs...Langston peppers her story with the trials of growing up, including Erin's parental moratorium on leg shaving and her own attempt at coloring hair. Girls will relate to Erin in many ways, as she tries to perfect herself and Blue."
-- "Voice of Youth Advocates"
"Beautiful Blue, the black lab, is sure to win the heart of every young reader,
Recommended."

"Dog lovers will learn a lot, and adolescent girls are sure to enjoy the makeover motif--the resolution is realistic and satisfying."

-- School Library Journal

"Author Laura Langston pens some very funny scenes about Erin and her friend's attempts to "re-invent" Erin by using a depilatory on her legs, putting a henna rinse on her hair and burying garlic in the garden to get ride of her warts. Sometimes I laughed and sometimes I cried. A book with a complete range of emotions!"

-- The Standard, St Catharines

"Middle-grade dog lovers will enjoy the interaction between Erin and Blue and the information about training and showing dogs...Langston peppers her story with the trials of growing up, including Erin's parental moratorium on leg shaving and her own attempt at coloring hair. Girls will relate to Erin in many ways, as she tries to perfect herself and Blue."

-- Voice of Youth Advocates

Twelve-year-old Erin Morris gets a chance to train Blue, her grandmother's black Labrador retriever, for a dog show, but while Blue may be perfect, Erin knows that she is not, and embarks on a total makeover to change that fact.