The Best at It
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The Best at It is a middle-grade novel by Maulik Pancholy about an Indian American boy navigating identity, anxiety, and first crushes in a small Midwestern town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Best at It canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9429524 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Best at It Context triple: [Maulik Pancholy, notableWork, The Best at It]
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A.
Be Best
Be Best is a public awareness campaign launched by former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump focused on promoting children’s well-being, online safety, and anti-bullying efforts.
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B.
The Best
"The Best" is a powerful pop-rock anthem popularized by Tina Turner that has become one of her signature songs and an enduring inspirational hit.
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C.
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything is a 1959 romantic drama film, based on Rona Jaffe’s novel, that follows the intertwined careers and love lives of young women working at a New York publishing house.
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D.
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers featured on their 1985 album Southern Accents.
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E.
Simply the Best
Simply the Best is a song best known as Tina Turner’s powerful 1989 hit, often regarded as one of her signature anthems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Best at It Target entity description: The Best at It is a middle-grade novel by Maulik Pancholy about an Indian American boy navigating identity, anxiety, and first crushes in a small Midwestern town.
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A.
Be Best
Be Best is a public awareness campaign launched by former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump focused on promoting children’s well-being, online safety, and anti-bullying efforts.
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B.
The Best
"The Best" is a powerful pop-rock anthem popularized by Tina Turner that has become one of her signature songs and an enduring inspirational hit.
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C.
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything is a 1959 romantic drama film, based on Rona Jaffe’s novel, that follows the intertwined careers and love lives of young women working at a New York publishing house.
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D.
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything is a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers featured on their 1985 album Southern Accents.
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E.
Simply the Best
Simply the Best is a song best known as Tina Turner’s powerful 1989 hit, often regarded as one of her signature anthems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Maulik Pancholy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Stonewall Honor Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | Indian American experience ⓘ |
| features | queer protagonist ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Karina (Rahul’s best friend)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rahul’s grandfather ⓘ Rahul’s parents ⓘ |
| genre |
middle-grade fiction
ⓘ
realistic fiction ⓘ |
| hasLGBTQContent | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
academic pressure
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ extracurricular competition ⓘ obsessive thoughts ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ stereotypes ⓘ |
| intendedAgeRange | 8–12 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rahul Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| protagonistIdentity | Indian American boy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Balzer + Bray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | American Library Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small Midwestern town ⓘ |
| targetAudience | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
LGBTQ+ identity
ⓘ
anxiety ⓘ bullying ⓘ family relationships ⓘ first crush ⓘ friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ mental health ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Best at It Description of subject: The Best at It is a middle-grade novel by Maulik Pancholy about an Indian American boy navigating identity, anxiety, and first crushes in a small Midwestern town.
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