Ain't It Funny
Author: Gurevich, Margaret
ISBN: 9780593659441
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 06 Jan 2026
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt; Plt;brPgt;For fans of Plt;iPgt;Stand Up, Yumi Chung!Plt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlPlt;/iPgt; comes an honest and heartfelt novel about a girl whoP#39;s determined not to let her growing anxiety and OCD hold her back from using stand-up comedy to get her parents back together. Now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt; Plt;brPgt;For fans of Plt;iPgt;Stand Up, Yumi Chung!Plt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlPlt;/iPgt; comes an honest and heartfelt novel about a girl whoP#39;s determined not to let her growing anxiety and OCD hold her back from using stand-up comedy to get her parents back together. Now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Eleven-year-old MayaP#8217;s life is bit of a mess. Her dad just moved out to pursue his stand-up comedy dreams, her mom seems more preoccupied with running the familyP#8217;s Russian deli than getting Dad back, and MayaP#8217;s anxiety and germ worries have only been growing stronger. Her grandma always tells her P#8220;Plt;iPgt;slozi goryu ne pomozhetPlt;/iPgt;P#8221;P#8212;tears wonP#8217;t help sorrowP#8212;but right now itP#8217;s hard to be strong.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;So when her teacher Ms. Banta announces the sixth-grade talent show, Maya sees an opportunity. If she can perform stand-up comedy in the show, she can prove to her mom and dad that comedy has a place in all their lives and try to get them back together. But conquering her fears amidst her family falling apart and a growing hot-hot-hot feeling inside is easier said than doneP#8230;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In this authentic novel full of both humor and heartbreak, Margaret Gurevich crafts a story about comedy, fractured family, and learning how strength comes in many forms.
ISBN: 9780593659441
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 06 Jan 2026
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt; Plt;brPgt;For fans of Plt;iPgt;Stand Up, Yumi Chung!Plt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlPlt;/iPgt; comes an honest and heartfelt novel about a girl whoP#39;s determined not to let her growing anxiety and OCD hold her back from using stand-up comedy to get her parents back together. Now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt; Plt;brPgt;For fans of Plt;iPgt;Stand Up, Yumi Chung!Plt;/iPgt; and Plt;iPgt;The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlPlt;/iPgt; comes an honest and heartfelt novel about a girl whoP#39;s determined not to let her growing anxiety and OCD hold her back from using stand-up comedy to get her parents back together. Now in paperback!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Eleven-year-old MayaP#8217;s life is bit of a mess. Her dad just moved out to pursue his stand-up comedy dreams, her mom seems more preoccupied with running the familyP#8217;s Russian deli than getting Dad back, and MayaP#8217;s anxiety and germ worries have only been growing stronger. Her grandma always tells her P#8220;Plt;iPgt;slozi goryu ne pomozhetPlt;/iPgt;P#8221;P#8212;tears wonP#8217;t help sorrowP#8212;but right now itP#8217;s hard to be strong.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;So when her teacher Ms. Banta announces the sixth-grade talent show, Maya sees an opportunity. If she can perform stand-up comedy in the show, she can prove to her mom and dad that comedy has a place in all their lives and try to get them back together. But conquering her fears amidst her family falling apart and a growing hot-hot-hot feeling inside is easier said than doneP#8230;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In this authentic novel full of both humor and heartbreak, Margaret Gurevich crafts a story about comedy, fractured family, and learning how strength comes in many forms.
