contests

Willie knows he can win a prize in the Valentine's Day competition with his own drum solo, but his friends want him to be in their act, and they play terribly.

In the wake of Dawson City's Great Fire of 1899, sixteen-year-old Jason and his girlfriend Jamie canoe the Yukon River across Alaska in an epic race from Canada's Klondike to the new gold fields at Cape Nome.

Eleven-year-old Gracie and her friend Laura face a real challenge when they set out to prepare for the synchronized swimming meet.

Contains listings of over 250 competitions, clubs, and programs for students in grades seven through twelve in a variety of categories including art, writing, computers, science, current events, and others, each including contact information, entry restrictions, and prize levels.

Bit and his unruly companion Liger Zero, along with their friends on Team Blitz, are unprepared to fight a force of evil, the unscrupulous Team Backdraft, who conspires to win the ZOID competition by any dirty trick possible.

Chosen to compete in the camp's bathing ugly contest because of her weight, Betsy decides to push the idea to its limit and force the campers to rethink their ideas about the importance of outward appearance.

Presents an illustrated centennial edition of the story about a gambler who comes into possession of a talented frog by the name of Daniel Webster, which he boasts can vault further than any other of its kind in the county.

Wiglaf and his friends Angus and Erica find themselves teamed with the obnoxious Bragwort to represent the Dragon Slayers' Academy in an unevenly matched contest at the All-Schools Brain-Power Tournament.

Nancy, Bess, and George fly to Belgium to investigate when Nancy's submission to a magazine contest involving the solution to the disappearance of a priceless treasure turns up in another contestant's hands.

Television and candy bar addict Jonah, arriving at Fairlee School, thinks his problems will be over if he can just win the prize offered by the American Banana Institute for watching its commercials.