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No talking

The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.

Realm of wonders

After Jafar's defeat, Princess Jasmine is ready to explore her new life with Aladdin, but tragedy intervenes when her father dies. Rather than inheriting the throne outright, Agrabah's ministers decree she must participate in a tournament to prove she has what it takes to be the next sultan. In addition, dark forces are descending upon the realm and Jasmine races to put a stop to the threat before Agrabah's future falls into the hands of nefarious forces.

The spells we cast

Sparks fly when eighteen-year-old Nigel meets Ori during the Culling, a competition that determines whether a magician is stripped of their powers or joins the magical society known as the Guild, but they soon realize the connection growing between them threatens their future, the Guild, and all of humanity.

The Hunger Games

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

No more school, April Fools!

"The My Weird School kids engage in an epic week-long prank war--the likes of which Ella Mentry School has never seen--against their teachers to win a super sweet prize"--Provided by publisher.

Dinos don't give up!

When a surfing contest comes to Dino Town, Dinah the Diplodocus, who is great at everything, discovers surfing is something she cannot do and learns there's more to having fun than winning.

The very best sukkah

a story from Uganda
"Sukkot is Shoshi's favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the hut where her family will celebrate. But who will win the Ugandan Abayudaya community's annual sukkah contest? While only one sukkah can be the best, everybody wins when neighbors work together."--.

Henry Heckelbeck chills out

On a snowy day in Brewster, Henry keeps warm with a little magic while competing against his friends in a series of winter contests.

Pinkalicious and the robo-pup

Disappointed when her friends express more interest in an opponent's adorable puppy than in her own new Robo-pup during the Pinkville Pet Contest, Pinkalicious offers to help when her rival's puppy goes missing.

All of us villains

Every generation, seven families select a champion to compete in a tournament to the death for control of high magick--the most powerful resource in the world--but this year, a salacious tell-all book draws reporters, tourists, and government agents to Ilvernath to watch the bloody curse unfold and some of the champions are determined to thwart their destinies and rewrite their stories.

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