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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Green Light Readers edition.
Physical Desc
27 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Mr. Green loves guessing games. And he has a plan to guess the number of gumballs in a GIANT gumball machine! So does Mrs. Green. Her plan involves luck, but Mr. Green's plan involves luck and math skills. Who do you think will win?
Author
Series
Babymouse volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
89 p. chiefly ill. 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her school library holds a fundraiser, the imaginative Babymouse is determined to sell the most cupcakes and win the grand prize.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Walter and his neighbor, Milton, two lobsters living in the ocean near Boston, Massachusetts, blame each other when heaps of garbage appear in both of their yards as they prepare for the annual garden contest. Includes facts about lobsters, water pollution, and the Boston accent, a glossary, and ways to care for the ocean, as well as a list of organizations that do the same.
65) Starstruck
Author
Series
Major eights volume 4
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
95 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Becca finds out about her school's free throw competition, she is ready to put her basketball skills to the test! And if she wins, she'll get to meet her favorite basketball player! But after a series of bad practices, her nerves start to get the best of her. Can the Major Eights help Becca regain her confidence and meet her hero?"--
66) Shine!
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grader Piper's father is hired by Chumley Prep, a school where every student seems to be the best at everything, she gets the chance to compete for the prestigious Excelsior Award.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume [unpaged] 29 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this version of the classic story, Ma Sally of Charleston County, South Carolina, devises a contest for her son's admirers: cook up a dish of black-eyed peas that meets her exacting standards, and the winner can marry her son. Includes recipe for Princess' black-eyed peas.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Charlotte and Ginny Gorman might look alike but they're completely different in every other way. Bookish Charlotte loves her job as an elementary school librarian, while her twin sister is an Instagram-famous beauty pageant contestant. Ginny has been chasing a crown since she was old enough to enunciate the words world peace, and she's not giving up until she's crowned Miss American Treasure. Dragging Charlotte to the pageant with her for good luck,...
Author
Series
Tater tales volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
76 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Two spud siblings face off in a series of epic challenges to prove who's "the greatest in the world""--
70) The Easter egg
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hoppi the bunny wants to win the egg-decorating contest so the Easter Bunny will choose him to help distribute Easter eggs, but instead, while everyone else is working on their decorations, he finds himself guarding an egg that has fallen from a robin's nest.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Our heroine and her sidekick pup have their eyes on the prize and are ready to find something to win. They compete in a spelling bee, a dancing contest, hide-and-seek, and more in search of a shiny medal. But what will happen if they ... don't walk away the winner?"--
Author
Series
Critter club volume 13
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Little Simon paperback edition.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amy has never liked being in the spotlight. When all her friends decide to form a team for the Santa Vista Quiz Bowl, Amy's not so sure. She knows she can answer the quiz questions...but can she do it in front of hundreds of people? Meanwhile, The Critter Club is caring for some chickens who need a home. As the Quiz Bowl approaches, Amy herself starts feeling just a little bit chicken!"--
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Lemoncello holds a contest for his young friends where they must race to bring interesting facts back to his library."--
74) The long walk
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
p2010
Physical Desc
9 sound discs (ca. 11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In an ultra-conservative America of the not-too distant future when America has become a police state, the annual marathon is the ultimate sports competition. One hundred boys are selected each year to enter a grueling 450-mile marathon walk. The game is simple: maintain a steady walking pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're out--permanently. The winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life;...
Author
Series
Three dark crowns volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest...
Author
Series
Marya Khan volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Marya loves fall. Every year, her family goes to the town's fall festival and picks out the best pumpkin. But this year, after she sees her frenemy Alexa winning a big, cool pumpkin-shaped trophy, Marya knows she's got to win a trophy for something. It just so happens that her school is going to hold its own fall festival, with games and food and even a hayride. All the ticket sales will go to an animal shelter, and the person who sells the most...
Author
Language
English
Description
""'You must work twice as hard to get half as much.' Adina Walker has known this the entire time she's been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy -- a school for the rich (and mostly white) upper class of New England. It's why she works so hard to be perfect and above reproach, no matter what she must force beneath the surface. Even one slip can cost you everything. And it does. One fight, one moment of lost control, leaves Adina blacklisted...
Author
Series
Thunder Girls volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover/paperback edition.
Physical Desc
249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Skade, the goddess of skiing, is known as one of the best athletes--and a top student--at Asgard Academy. But lately, she's been in a slump. When three giants appear and offer to mend the rift between the worlds by organizing a big ski competition, Skade feels like this is her chance to prove herself again. But much to Skade's embarrassment she's named an alternate instead of a member of the starting team. Aside from Skade's disappointment, something...
79) Thieves' gambit
Author
Series
Thieves' Gambit volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Seventeen-year-old Ross Quest, a master thief, enters the Thieves' Gambit, a competition consisting of dangerous, international heists, in order to save her mother's life.
80) Monarch: a novel
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Soft Skull edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After waking up with a strange taste in her mouth and mysterious bruises, former child beauty queen Jessica Clink unwittingly begins an investigation into a nefarious deep state underworld. Equipped with the eccentric education of her father, Dr. Clink (a professor of Boredom Studies and the founder of an elite study group on idleness, affect, and crime known as "The Devil's Workshop"), Jessica uncovers a disquieting connection between her former...
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