competition (psychology)

Gon returns to Whale Island to share his Hunter success with Aunt Mito but must set off once again when he finds a message from his missing father that leads him to the Yorknew auction in search of the rare video game Green Island.

Naruto struggles to decode Jiraiya's final words, and tries to figure out how to approach his battle against those who killed his beloved mentor.

Ginny Louise's optimistic attitude helps her to stand up to bullying during the Truman Elementary School Field Day.

A showdown ensues between the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus when a young girl loses her first tooth on Christmas Eve.

"A fish participates in a school field day"--Provided by publisher.

Ollie has always been happy just being an elf and inventing new games for Christmas with his best friend Celia--but then the current Santa (descendent of the original) decides to retire and announces that there will be an open competition for the position of next Santa (his son Klaus is not pleased) and suddenly Ollie and the other elves are vying with the Santa children for the Big Red Suit.

"When the Golden Nut Hunt race becomes a team event, will speedy Squirrel's competitive spirit take over, or will she learn how to be a team player?"--Provided by publisher.

When Gabriela hears about tryouts for a solo dance at the next dance competition she is super excited, but when Brie, her best friend at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance, decides to try out as well, it seems like it might be the end of a beautiful friendship--because Gabby really wants this opportunity, and she is having trouble dealing with the idea of competing against a friend.

"Trista Thompson has just moved to Snowcap Canyon, Utah, where she enrolls in gymnastics for the first time. As an accomplished tumbler, Trista believes learning the other three events and becoming a competitive gymnast will be easy. Trista quickly learns that gymnastics requires hard work and believing in herself. Despite that, she decides she wants to make the Level 3 team. On her determined journey Trista meets friends who help her learn about the sport and share her passion for gymnastics. Will it be enough to move to Level 3?"--Page [4] of cover.

Hercules and Theseus each claim to be the best hero truck, so at the suggestion of a MonsterTruck they agree to a race through the Underworld Junkyard, from which no truck has ever returned; but it turns out that the MonsterTruck has his own agenda, and Hercules and Theseus must work together if they are to escape his trap.