contests

A rabbit and a turtle defy convention when they team up to win a rap music contest in spite of their differences.

During the Great Depression, Marshall, an African American boy, uses lessons learned in arithmetic class and guidance from his mother to figure out how many beans are in a jar in order to win her a new sewing machine in a contest.

When Kansas Bloom moves to California and joins the Media Club at school, he soon finds himself trying to outdo one of the other fourth-grade students in a "dare war" while vying for the job of on-air video homeroom announcer.

When Ella enters her dog, Hot Dog, in the school fair's competition, she finds that her pet has a creative approach to the commands she gives him.

Franklin is thrilled when he finds a giant pumpkin in his backyard, until he discovers that the competition at this year's fair is for the biggest zucchini.

Kelsey is the best reader in her third grade class, and she is determined to lead her class to victory in the alll-school reading contest.

Kylie Jean is usually good at everything she tries, however she is finding that learning how to play basketball is hard.

Shannon has been practicing for the local St. Patrick's Day step dancing competition, but worries about her homemade dress and second-hand shoes, until she summons a very unusual leprechaun, hoping that he can help her do well.

Lulu, one of the Lotus Lane Girls, loves all things sparkly and glamorous, so when she hears about a Penelope Glitter look-alike contest she is determined to enter and win--and she is not going to let the still-unresolved problems with neighbor Mika get in the way.

When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective.