The Best at It.
Pancholy’s debut middle grade novel is a Stonewall Honor Book and was sold into development for television.
See pictures from Maulik’s 2019 Book Tour HERE.
A Stonewall Honor Book
An ALA Rainbow List Selection
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Scripp’s Spelling Bee’s Bookshelf Selection
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books Selection
Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year
An Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids
A New York Times Best Audiobooks for Road Trips with Kids
A Paste Magazine Best Audiobook of the Month
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee
Delaware Blue Hen Book Award Nominee
Maine State Book Award Nominee
North Carolina 2024-2025 Middle School Battle of the Books
All Iowa Reads Short List
Iowa Children’s Choice Award Nominee
All Connecticut Reads Short List
Rebecca Caudill Illinois State Book Nominee
Seattle Public Library Global Reading Challenge
Neev Literature Festival 2022 Shortlist
Oregon Battle of the Books Selection
Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. 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?