The Best at It
by Maulik Pancholy
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- LGBTQ+
Year Published 2019
Word Count 56,579
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505567, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | LGBTQ
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- East Indian Americans
- Divorce--Fiction
- Anxiety
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Bullying
- Advice columns--Fiction
- Identity
- Schools
- Overweight persons--Fiction
- Friendship--Fiction
- Family life
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Adolescence
- Family life--Fiction
- Self-esteem--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- Bullying
- Middle schools
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Bullying
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Indiana
- Lists With This Book
- 2019 LGBTQ Books
- LGBTQ+ Booklist for Middle School
- Asian and South Asian Characters
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Book Readings 2
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Vocabulary Resources 2
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2026
Grades 3-5 Honor, 2026
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Grades 3-5 Honor, 2026
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2026
Middle Selection, 2020
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