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81) Falcon vs. hawk
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"What would happen if a Peregrine Falcon and a Red-tailed Hawk met each other? What if they had to fight? Who do you think would win?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Each year, for as long as the forest has stood, a contest is held for the bears of the wood... Fred is the champion. He's the best. But being the best takes time and training, especially when it comes to having the loudest growl. Then, one morning, disaster strikes -- Fred's GRRRRR is gone! Oh, no! Will Fred find his GRRRRR and realize that there's more to life than being a winner?
83) You can do it!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Practicing for the skateboard contest, Penny and Rod support their friend Brody, who navigates high expectations while trying to master a big jump.
84) Court of fives
Author
Series
Court of Fives trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When a scheming lord tears Jess's family apart, she must rely on her unlikely friendship with Kal, a high-ranking Patron boy, and her skill at Fives, an intricate, multi-level athletic competition that offers a chance for glory, to protect her Commoner mother and mixed-race sisters and save her father's reputation.
Author
Series
Once upon a con volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad's old costume), Elle's determined...
86) Hornet vs. wasp
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Contains facts about the hornet and the wasp, comparing such aspects as their sizes and abilities, and what the outcome would be if they were to fight each other.
Author
Series
My weirdest school volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With guidance from Miss Brown, a teacher who is an expert on creativity, the third grade class at Ella Mentry School builds a car and a bridge to compete in a Brain Games competition against Dirk School.
88) Slider
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Hoping to win a cash prize in a pizza eating contest after racking up a tab on his mother's credit card, David must juggle his competitive eating training with the responsibility of looking after his autistic younger brother.
Author
Series
Henry Heckelbeck volume 10
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a snowy day in Brewster, Henry keeps warm with a little magic while competing against his friends in a series of winter contests.
Author
Series
Dragon storm volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
At Rivven's Maze Festival, Ellis and his dragon Pathseeker race to be the first to make it through all three magical mazes.
92) Pumpkin
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.
Author
Series
Izzy Gizmo volume 2
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Izzy Gizmo is invited to an inventing competition, where a greedy competitor forces her to improvise.
Author
Series
Planet Omar volume 5
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Omar and his friends investigate sabotage at the model rocket-building contest they are competing in"--
Author
Series
Welcome to Wonderland volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
P.T. and Gloria need a great plan to ensure the Wonderland can beat a slick new attraction in the "Unsung Fun In The Sun" contest.
97) No talking
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Britt Hanson embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England that takes her to the locations of classic British novels--and along the way, she meets a bookish British boy who is not allowed to help her with the clues but might make the trip take some unexpected turns"--
100) The reading race
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Freddy's class holds a reading competition--with an author visit as the first prize--Freddy is determined to win, even if it means staying up all night.
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