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Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
416 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A chilling and blisteringly relevant literary novel of social horror centered around a brutal killing that takes place in a full-contact haunted escape room-a provocative exploration of capitalism, hate politics, racial fetishism, and our obsession withfear as entertainment. On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
60 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Just once, Frank Pearl would like to win at something! He is going to win a prize if it's the last thing he does. Could an amazing yo-yo trick or Cookie the parrot land him a prize? Could a blue ribbon be his at the Great Third-Grade Breakfast Bash? With three shots at a prize and Judy Moody cheering him on (sort of?), there's no way that Frank can miss out on a trophy this time" --
Author
Series
Poplar kids volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
315 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
A friendly neighborhood business competition between sixth-graders Rachel Chambers, so quiet she is practically invisible, and Peter S. Gronkowski, future mogul, turns into a ruthless rivalry.
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Series
Galaxy Zack volume 7
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Zack and Drake venture to Gluco, the candy planet, for some Easter fun but while competing in such activities as an egg toss and a three-legged race, Zack is so determined to come in first that he considers cheating to win.
8) Simmer down
Author
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
336 pages
Description
"In this finger-licking good rom-com, two is the perfect number of cooks in the kitchen. Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn't be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn't expect the Maui food truck scene to be so eat-or-be-eaten--or the competition to be so smoking hot. But Tiva's Filipina Kusina has faced bigger road bumps than the arrival of Callum...
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (198 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dawn finds that collecting Pokémon is no easy task, and training them can be even harder. The work pays off as she, Ash and Brock make their way to Eterna City for Ash's next gym battle, then on to Hearthhome for the Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament. The biggest challenge of all might just be in getting there. Maybe a Pokémon with teleportation skills can give them a hand.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm.
Description
Angelina goes to the most famous city in Mouseland to perform at the Big Cheese Dance Show with her cousin Jeanie, but the two clash over whether tap or ballet is better.
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Description
Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And, if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one of those victories. After all, her dad-a former champion tennis player himself-has trained her for this...
12) Sweet Buttercup
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
While staying at their grandmother's ranch, sisters Tori and Miranda are practicing to compete in different events at the local horse show--but Ashley, a rude and conceited girl who is stabling her pony at the ranch, is constantly criticizing everthing, their costumes, their ponies, Jewel and Buttercup, and generally draining the fun out of the summer.
13) Nyxia
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Emmett accepts an interstellar space contract but learns en route that to win the promised fortune he and nine other recruits face a brutal competition, putting their very humanity at risk.
Author
Series
Team Chu volume 1
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Description
Clip and Sadie Chu couldn’t be more different. Popular, athletic Clip wants to become his school’s first seventh-grade soccer captain, while brainy star student Sadie is determined to prove that she can do anything her boastful brother can. They have just one thing in common: they love laser tag. Like, really love it. When the Blackwood Gaming Arena comes to town, bringing virtual reality headsets and state-of-the-art courses, they couldn’t...
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Series
Boris (Andrew Joyner) volume 3
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Description
School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
Author
Publisher
Rock the Boat
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
170 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"It only takes one day at their new school for Parker and Sven to become mortal enemies. Parker's had a terrible summer and just wants to be invisible, while Sven is desperate to make an impression and be known as anything other than 'that boy with epilepsy.' When Parker discovers her beloved dog Alaska--who she had to give away last year--now belongs to Sven, she's determined to steal her back. Of course, that's easier said than done"--Provided by...
17) The hating game
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Description
Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.
18) Unschooled
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Formats
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Fifth graders George and Lilly are best friends, but when they end up leading separate teams competing for the Spirit Week prize, it puts a strain on their friendship, especially when the competition generates a host of nasty pranks designed to sabotage their teams--and if Principal Klein finds out what is going on, Spirit Week will be canceled and everybody concerned will spend the rest of the year in detention.--Provided by Publisher.
Author
Series
Tapper twins volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
261 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
An oral history that reports, through transcribed recordings, text messages, photographs, illustrations, screenshots, and more, on the First (and last) Annual Culvert Prep Middle School Scavenger Hunt For Charity, and the adventures of twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper as their highly competitive teams scour New York for treasure.
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 15
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"Picked to represent their planet Nebulon in the Interstellar Space Race, Zack and his friends navigate their specially designed car through an underwater maze, around planetary rings, and through the stars! But when trouble stirs within the team, Zack must take charge. Can he lead them to victory?"--
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