
The Best at It
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 6, 2020
From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, funny middle-grade story about friendship, family, bullying, and finding the courage to be yourself.
- Themes
- Coming into one's identity, Friendship and family, School bullying
- Genres
- LGBTQ+ Stories, US: Asian American Stories, Bullying
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From award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy comes a hilarious and heartfelt middle grade debut about a gay Indian American boy coming into his own. One of Time Out's “LGBTQ+ books for kids to read during Pride Month,” this is perfect for fans of Tim Federle’s Nate series. A Stonewall Honor Book! Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana.
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The start of middle school is making him feel increasingly anxious, so his favorite person in the whole world, his grandfather, Bhai, gives him some well-meaning advice: Find one thing you’re really good at and become the BEST at it. Those four little words sear themselves into Rahul’s brain. While he’s not quite sure what that special thing is, he is convinced that once he finds it, bullies like Brent Mason will stop torturing him at school. And he won’t be worried about staring too long at his classmate Justin Emery. With his best friend, Chelsea, by his side, Rahul is ready to crush this challenge.... But what if he discovers he isn’t the best at anything? Funny, charming, and incredibly touching, this is a story about friendship, family, and the courage it takes to live your truth.
Finding Your Own Measure
A warm, funny middle-grade story about friendship, family, bullying, and finding the courage to be yourself.
Come here for
- The uneasy comedy of starting middle school
- A gay Indian American boy finding his footing
Expect
- Warm humor beside the sting of bullying
- Family advice that proves harder to follow than it sounds
Where it sits
| LGBTQ+ Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Bullying | 49% |
| US: Asian American Stories | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- US: Asian American Stories
- U.S. History
- Funny Stories
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- Stories Set in Asia
- Stories Set in the Middle East
- Growing Up
- Friendship
- Authors
- Maulik Pancholy
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 6, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Coming into one's identity · Friendship and family · School bullying
- Reading lane
- US Biographies