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Athlete vs. mathlete volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Language
English
Description
When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
2) Big shot
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Series
Language
English
Description
"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
Series
Ready Freddy! volume 27
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc. / Turtleback Books
Language
English
Description
Freddy's class is competing in a read-a-thon and the student who reads the most minutes will win five free books. Freddy plans to win this contest...even if it means staying up all night!
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Shoshanna Greenberg loves working at Once Upon, her favorite local bookstore. And with her moms fighting at home and her beloved car teetering on the brink of death, the store has become a welcome escape. When her boss announces a holiday bonus to the person who sells the most books, Shoshanna sees an opportunity to at least fix her car, if none of her other problems. The only person standing in her way? New hire Jake Kaplan.
Jake is an affront...
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English
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"Olinda, Brazil. Lari Ramires's family's bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas' bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. When her beloved grandmother passes away, Lari's world turns upside down. Then a big supermarket chain moves to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close. Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable: she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. She learns she doesn't...
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Life in the wild volume 5
Language
English
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One day, the three friends, a bear, a moose and a beaver, who loved adventure set off to climb a mountain together. But on the way there, they decide to make it more exciting by turning the climb into a race to the top. It's only after being sidelined by a series of mishaps -- a boulder tumbling down the path, the moose hanging off the side of the cliff, the bear hanging off the moose hanging off the side of the cliff -- that the three friends realize...
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Language
Español
Description
Nelson Greenwood loves drawing superheroes, particularly the hero of his own comic book, Major Speed, modeled on Nelson's twin brother Nick, a skilled BMX rider--but when a crash knocks Nick out of a competition, and he suggests Nelson take his place, Nelson is not sure he can summon the skills of Major Speed and compete against the best BMX riders, particularly Nick's nemesis, Cain Otto.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple: survive the palace's enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. Only the yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits, are not eligible to compete. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress-- but she is a yōkai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. Her fate collides with that of Taro,...
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Language
English
Description
Mason Williams is on his junior high school swim team, and he has always been fast at the short distances, but if he wants to compete in the longer races he will need to work on his endurance--so his best friend suggests that he train in the nearby lake.
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English
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Beartown returns with an unforgettable novel "about people-about strength and tribal loyalty and what we unwittingly do when trying to show our boys how to be men" (Jojo Moyes). Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. Have you ever seen a town rise? Ours did that, too. A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don't expect life to...
13) Fire & flood
Author
Series
Fire and flood trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
Firs edition.
Language
English
Description
Tella's brother Cody is sick and getting worse, so when she finds instructions on how to become a contender in the dangerous Brimstone Bleed race where she can win a cure for him, she jumps at the chance--but there is no guarantee that she will win, or even survive.
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Series
Language
English
Description
After a big fight with their mother, identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakiefield come up with a brilliant way to show her that being a kid is no piece of cake: they decide that she should give it a try. To their shock and delight, their mother agrees! The twins will get to be their own mothers, while Mrs. Wakefield will be a kid. But the twins soon discover that parenthood is exhausting - who would have guessed Mrs. Wakefield would be such a...
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Series
Ada Lace adventures volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Ada Lace is determined to win the robot-building competition but is struggling with her art class so she soon wonders if there might be a way to use both science and art to solve her problems.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Language
English
Description
Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
Author
Series
Publisher
NY
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Beatrix wins the school science fair every year because she uses magic to cheat, but this year her un-magical twin Olive is convinced that her own project on molds will win--until a fight over space upsets both projects and turns Olive's mold into a stinky, moldy blob monster which is alive, growing, and threatening to overwhelm the school.
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Series
Chloe by design volume 1
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint
Language
English
Description
16-year-old Chloe Montgomery has always loved everything to do with fashion. Clothes, accessories, designing - she knows it all. And when she finds out a new reality series for aspiring teenage designers is holding auditions in her town, she's desperate to win a spot on the show. She knows this is her chance to finally get her designs noticed. But before Chloe can realize her dreams, she has to survive the competition.
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