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Abuela Verde always wins the annual Sol baking competition but this year the island's fruit is all sold out. However, Isla finds a group of animal friends who might be able to help.

When the pirate king dies, the Bone Crown Trials, a competition to determine the next ruler of the seas, begins. Three strangers named Csilla Abado, Kane Blackwater, and Lorelei Penny soon find themselves caught up in a deadly battle for the throne. Csilla dreams of becoming the first pirate queen, Kane is looking for a chance to save his father's ship, the "Iron Jewel," and Lorelei has stowed away on the "Iron Jewel" looking for her mother's killer. But these three realize they stand a stronger chance together and form a tentative alliance.

After her only friend moves away, then invites her to a new Minecraft server so they can play together, Cece must first pass the twisted Haven trials, forcing her to find people she can rely on--both in the game and in real life.

A life-long speech competitor, Leela Bose meets her match in Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elite private school, and as the tournament progresses, Leela finds her own winning streak at stake as well as her heart.

In a kingdom divided by extraordinary powers and a strict caste system, Paedyn Gray, a young girl with no abilities, must hide her ordinary nature as she navigates a forbidden romance with a powerful prince and must participate in the perilous Purging Trials that could reveal her true identity.

"Eighteen-year-old Adina Walker, a scholarship student at a prestigious academy, faces the consequences of a single mistake and competes in a high-stakes contest hosted by the wealthy Remington family, where she uncovers unsettling truths about the sponsors and the contest's high stakes"--Provided by publisher.

"When Grant Falloon's dreams of winning the Babblemoney Games are hindered by his parents' alternative lifestyle, he creates his own internet country to get back into the competition"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Ross Quest, a master thief, enters the Thieves' Gambit, a competition consisting of dangerous, international heists, in order to save her mother's life.

"Seventeen-year-old Alyson discovers her classmates' dark side when a top-secret competition to see who has the most sexual prowess ends with a popular LAX captain's disappearance"--BTCat.

Sixteen-year-old Conrad enters a deadly competition to restore his power and rescue his sister from their devious uncle.