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	Pancholy, Maulik. THE BEST AT IT New York : Balzer + Bray, 2019. IL 5-8 ISBN: 978-0062866417.
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	The summer before Rahul Kapoor’s seventh grade year is filled with anxiety. Rahul imagines another year of being bullied by some classmates and ignored by others. His grandfather advises him to find something he is good at and become “the best at it” - which becomes Rahul’s primary goal. He then begins a rocky journey of self-exploration with a number of false starts - among them trying out for the school’s football team. As a non-athlete, it doesn’t go well. In fact, it’s a painful endeavor that ultimately leads to an ambulance ride to the emergency room. With the support of his family and friends, however, Rahul continues to examine his strengths and weaknesses. Middle school is a time when many students go through a period of self-exploration, and this story follows the process with heart and humor. It will be very relatable to young readers. (Vermont Middle Grade Book Award, 2021)
	SUBJECTS:   Identity -- Fiction.                         Anxiety -- Fiction.                         Middle schools -- Fiction.                         Schools -- Fiction.                         Bullying -- Fiction.                         East Indian Americans -- Fiction.                         Family life -- Indiana -- Fiction.                         Indiana -- Fiction.

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