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Maya’s life has been anything but funny since her dad left. Luckily, she’s picked up plenty of his hilarious comedy skills. It’s all part of her master plan to bring her parents back together again. 
Ages 10+
Pages 240
Publisher Penguin Workshop
Last Offered May 2026

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13 Reviews

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Review by Phoebe

This book was amazing! It taught life lessons, was engaging, and had the perfect ending about Maya figuring out how to overcome her challenges: OCD and GAD. This teaches everyone to be brave, push to overcome challenges, and be flexible. Even though Maya’s family didn’t understand what she was going through at first, she kept trying to get them to understand. When I started reading this book I couldn’t stop! Maya is inspiring to so many people who are going through the same things as her, along with those who aren’t. She teaches people to overcome struggles even when it seems impossible, and find the light through these struggles. Maya helps us understand that weakness makes us stronger. I give a 5-star review for this inspiring novel!

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This book

Review by thegoatedgoat

This book is ok kinda funny sometimes

Jun 09, 2026 09:49 AM
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aint it funny is a peak book

Review by lilacs_n_lemons

this was a rlly good book!! i picked it on a month where i didn’t think any of the books would be good lol, and it was lowk amazing! it’s about a girl named maya, who’s family runs a russian deli. her parents just got divorced, and her anxiety’s only been getting worse. her grandma always tells her slozi goryu ne pomozhet, which means “tears won’t help sorrow”, but atm it’s hard to pull thru. maya, has generalized anxiety disorder (gad), which i have, and obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd), so i think that this book has solid representation for the neurodivergent community:)

Jun 08, 2026 08:36 PM
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ok

Review by Freeman5

🤨

Jun 08, 2026 04:50 PM
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Ain’t it funny

Review by Tennislex

Maya is an 11 year old whose father has left to pursue comedy. Her mom runs a Russian deli. Maya decides to perform stand up at her school’s talent show.

Jun 01, 2026 04:31 PM
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Ain’t it funny

Review by Elaine988

It’s that good that I read it in the night📖🛏️😅😅😅😅

Jun 01, 2026 04:20 PM