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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Juggling the pressures of college applications and friendships, neurotic overachiever Jules's plans for her senior year are thrown off track when she starts dating the new guy at school and finds herself at the center of a rivalry between her high school's newspaper and its just-launched TV news show"--
Author
Series
Tapper twins volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A humorous oral history that chronicles twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper's heated competition to become sixth grade class president of their New York City private school, through text messages, photographs, screenshots, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Koko Dodo's cookie shop is facing some stiff competition from an evil robotic dodo, and a giant sea monster starts destroying the town, but Didi Dodo has some daring plans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
82 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When second-grader Richard and three other members of the Sumac School Chess Club compete in their first tournament, they each learn something about luck, concentration, and teamwork.
66) Soccerland
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Two years after her mother's death of cancer, fourteen-year-old Flora leaves the family's Maine farm for Colorado's International Sports Academy, where fierce competition could end their dream of Flora playing for U.S. Soccer.
67) Takedown
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told in separate voices, sixth-graders Mikayla, a wrestler like her brothers, and Lev, part of the Fearsome Threesome, become good wrestling partners and friends, but there can be only one winner at the State competition.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When Hunter and Stripe, two raccoons who are best friends, play on opposing soccer teams, they must figure out a way to keep the competition on the field from spoiling their friendship.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Eva starts a lemonade stand but competition from Jake's stand across the street creates a tough challenge so Eva decides to make kulfi, her own Indian ice cream, and partner with Jake. Includes recipe.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Kameeka yearns to continue her hula hooping competition with her rival, Jamara, rather than help prepare for Miz Adeline's birthday party, and "the itch" almost ruins the party before the girls learn who the real winner is.
71) Excellent Emma
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
When the third-graders compete in the first annual winter games, Emma feels that she must win in order to prove to her father, who is divorced from her mother and lives in England with his new wife, that she is good at something.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nevermore, the pet crow, comments as Perrywinkle and Andromeda compete for superiority in magic until they learn that the best way is to do it together.
73) Outfield outcast
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
89 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Malcolm is used to being the star first-baseman of his middle school team, but this year he has serious competition from a former benchwarmer, so he finds himself stuck in the outfield--and having to learn to put the team first.
Author
Series
Alphas volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
206 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a week of drama-filled days at the exclusive, fiercely-competitive Alpha Academy, Skye, Allie, and Charlie learn that someone has been keeping a huge secret from them.
75) Unschooled
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Hals Halson, who is nearly as tall as the legendary Paul Bunyan, strides into a logging camp determined to prove himself the greatest lumberjack in North America, despite Paul's attempts at friendship.
Author
Series
Alphas volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the elite Alpha Academy, where every girl is used to being the best, Charlie's efforts to encourage Allie and Darwin's romance backfire, while Skye finds it increasingly difficult to focus on dance.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
153 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Five unlikely friends are brought together to compete in the first Junior Ninja competition, a televised contest of athletic ability based on the popular National Ninja Champion show.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Bunnies Binny, Benny, Bernie, Bonnie, and Buddy love doing everything together until Hoppelpopp, a great big rabbit, challenges them to a competition that will determine which of them is the best.
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