competition

Challenged to enter the same cooking contest as his know-it-all chef cousin, Hank becomes an unexpected finalist and makes surprising discoveries about his cousin while frantically preparing for the final cook-off.

"Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Gupta's entire life has been leading up to this--the opportunity to travel to space. But to secure a spot on this classified mission, she must first compete against the best and brightest people on the planet. People who are as determined as she to win a place on a journey to the farthest reaches of the universe. Cassie is ready for the toll that the competition will take; the rigorous mental and physical tests designed to push her to the brink of her endurance. But nothing could have prepared her for the bonds she would form with the very people she hopes to beat. Or that with each passing day it would be more and more difficult to ignore the feeling that the true objective of the mission is being kept from her. As the days until the launch tick down and the stakes rise higher than ever before, only one thing is clear to Cassie: she'll never back down...even if it costs her everything."--Dust jacket.

"[Orq is] convinced that he's #1-able to throw far, climb high, and run fast-until talented Torq and his pet giant sloth, Slomo, move into the cave next door. Torq throws farther, climbs higher, and runs faster. Suddenly everyone seems to think that Torq and Slomo are #1!"--Amazon.

Uzumaki Naruto is determined to become the greatest ninja ever; however, he must first graduate from the academy, deal with his would-be rival, and face the terrifying force that destroyed his village twelve years ago.

After passing the final test to become junior ninjas, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura find themselves protecting a cranky old man from the Land of the Waves who is the target of an elite assassin.

Echo hurts her tail when she falls off a sea horse . . . right before the big Tail Flippers competition. Will she still be able to flip her way to a trophy?.

Max learns that brains work in different and interesting ways!.

When Tommy is sent to a special camp to make him into a "winner," he discovers that his fellow campers are competitive to the point of obsession, and that a particular teacher, Mrs. Maargh, takes winning very seriously.

What would happen if sixteen sea creatures met in a tournament? Who will be the ocean champion? Who do you think would win? --.

Kabuto is losing his power over the Immortal Corps, and Naruto faces Sasuke's brother Itachi.