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Maulik Pancholy
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Maulik Pancholy
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Stonewall Honor Book!
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.
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 Miller 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.
©2019 Maulik Pancholy (P)2019 HarperAudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,657
When Milan Patel visits his parents at their family-run motel in Montana, he's expecting the usual drama. But shortly after he arrives, his father mysteriously dies in the motel pool. Now everyone's a suspect. What was meant to be a quick trip becomes Milan's worst nightmare, as he races to solve his father's murder while confronting the past he tried to leave behind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Much Fun
- By Amazon Customer on 06-07-25
By: Maulik Pancholy, and others
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Cruising
- By: Michael Shayan
- Narrated by: Christine Baranski, Tituss Burgess, André De Shields, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 58
Max is having a relapse summer. He’s an aspiring playwright and professional pie addict with a PhD in self-sabotage. Stuck in his grim Encino apartment with a leaky ceiling and a declining will to live, he escapes into an intoxicating fantasy cruise ship in his mind that’s full of bottoms and people who are hitting them. As Max's imagination sets sail, his reality begins to capsize, blurring the lines between truth and fiction in a spectacular collision that forces him to confront the very demons he so desperately wants to outrun.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible Actors-Hilarious and Heartfelt!
- By Amazon Customer on 07-01-25
By: Michael Shayan
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Jakob's Point
- By: Michael Peterson
- Narrated by: Emily Deschanel, Ken Leung
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,114
From Michael Peterson of TV’s Bones comes another twisted murder mystery that takes place in the small town of Jakob’s Point, where there are more members from the Witness Protection Program than anywhere else in America. When the Federal Marshal, the only person who knows the true identities of the residents of the town, turns up dead, and his records are destroyed, FBI Special Agent Alice Wheaton gets swept up in the investigation. In Jakob’s Point, where everyone is a witness, and everyone is a suspect, Alice must use her secret weapon – forensic listening – to find the killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The background music 👏🏻
- By Angel on 06-13-25
By: Michael Peterson
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What Could Go Wrong?
- By: Scott Z. Burns
- Narrated by: Scott Z. Burns
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 599
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 578
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 578
Predicting a global pandemic in a hit movie was impressive. Writing a sequel that will work for today’s world might take a whole different kind of intelligence. Join Scott Z. Burns, the acclaimed screenwriter of Contagion, as he embarks on a mind-bending quest to create a worthy follow-up to his eerily prophetic film. Reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh, members of the cast and crew, and the scientific experts who advised him on the first film, Burns also turns to an unexpected collaborator: artificial intelligence.
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4 out of 5 stars
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AI an Ethical Dilemma
- By porte8a2 on 06-11-25
By: Scott Z. Burns
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The best at it
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great book for Pre-teens
as an adult i sped it up quite a bit because the writing wasn’t for me but really liked what the author did in writing this story
every kid questioning their sexuality or with anxiety should read or listen to this
i sucked at everything i tried as a middle schooller so felt this story was relevant to most of us
Great Book for Pre-Teens
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I love this story and the narration
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