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Author
Series
Flesh and false gods volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Every year, thousands in the kingdom of Talin will flock to its capital twin cities, San-Er, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches. Princess Calla Tuoleimi lurks in hiding. Five years ago, a massacre killed her parents and left the palace of Er empty... and she was the one who did it. Before King Kasa's forces...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes being pushed out of your comfort zone leads you to the ultimate prize. 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...
Author
Series
Press start! volume 8
Language
English
Description
It is time for the All-Star games, and Super Rabbit Boy wants to be crowned the Ultimate All-Star Champion, but with so many contestants, including the evil King Viking, he will need help from Sunny and his video game console to claim his prize.
44) One true king
Author
Series
School for Good and Evil volume 6
Language
English
Description
Rhian's evil twin Japeth is determined to seize the throne of Camelot and rewrite reality unless the noble-hearted Tedros can successfully navigate a series of magical challenges and defeat Japeth.
Author
Series
Critter Club volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
While her friends in the Critter Club babysit frogs, second-grader Marion enters a fashion design contest.
46) The heir
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon's heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn't expect her Selection to be anything like her parents' fairy-tale love story ... but as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
Author
Series
Nevermoor volume 1
Language
English
Description
"A cursed child destined to die on her eleventh birthday is rescued and whisked away to a secret realm called Nevermoor and given the chance to compete for a place in a prestigious organization called the Wundrous Society"--
Author
Series
Critter Club volume 11
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
As her friends in the Critter Club animal shelter care for colorful aquarium fish, second-grader Liz and her family spend a long weekend at the beach, where Liz rescues a baby octopus and competes with an unfriendly young neighbor in a sand castle contest.
Author
Series
Witchlings series volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Ravenskill is hosting the Golden Frog Games, a magical tournament, but somebody is using forbidden hexes to turn contestants into stone; meanwhile Seven Salazar, future "uncle" of Ravenskill, who is supposed to have the power to communicate with animals, has a secret--the only voices she hears belong to the deadly monstruos.
Author
Series
I funny volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic finals near, Jamie faces a whirlwind of attention at school and in the media and the fame starts to go to his head, but in Hollywood with Uncle Frankie, some of his fellow comedians quickly show him what competition and pressure are all about.
52) A show for two
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Mina Rahman has a plan for her future: Finally win the Golden Ivy student film competition Get into her dream school across the country Leave New York City behind once and for all Mina's ticket to winning the competition falls into her lap when indie film star--and known heartbreaker--Emmitt Ramos enrolls in her high school under a secret identity to research his next role. When Mina sets out to persuade Emmitt to join her cause, he offers her a deal...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
During a once-in-a-generation competition to find the new empress, Mari, who hides a terrible secret, Taro, the prince who would denounce the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human outcast, will decide the fate of Honoku.
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...
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Little Kunoichi, a young ninja in training, is frustrated. Inspired by tiny Chibi Samurai's practice and skills, she works harder than ever--and makes a friend. Together, they show the power of perseverance, hard work, and cooperation when they wow the crowd at the Autumn Festival"--
55) Cut loose!
Author
Series
The chance to fly volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Nat jumps at the chance to participate in the middle school regional theater competition where the winner gets to perform on Broadway, but when stressful rehearsals negatively impact her friendships, she starts to wonder if it is worth doing theater at all.
Author
Series
Pip Bartlett volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Pip Bartlett has a way with the magical creatures at her Aunt Emma's clinic, but an extremely timid unicorn named Regent Maximus is testing even her abilities--particularly since it is Pip's assignment to get Regent ready for the Triple Trident show for magical animals where, to make matters worse, somebody is trying to win by sabotaging the other contestants.
57) The crown
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Events at the palace force Eadlyn to make an important--and impossible--choice, knowing that her Selection might not lead her to the fairytale ending her parents found.
Author
Series
Critter Club volume 13
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2015.
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!"--
59) La elegida
Author
Series
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
La situación en palacio es cada vez más peligrosa. Los rebeldes atacan tanto por el norte como por el sur y America, as chicas que siguen en la Selección y Maxon se encuentran en verdadero peligro. Mientras todo esto sucede, la disyuntiva en la que se encuentra America tampoco es mucho mejor: debe escoger entre su primer amor, Aspen, y el príncipe Maxon, quien poco a poco ha ido conquistándola. Eso sin tener en cuenta tambien que el príncipe...
60) A taste of magic
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Kyana bakes up a plan to keep her inner-city magic school open after redistricting and gentrification threaten to close it down.
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