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To impress her mom, Livvy and Jayden build a robot and soon they realize they've made a terrible mistake. Francine has too much brain power. She's alive!.

"A young girl dresses as a boy and competes to become tailor to the emperor, embarking on a quest and discovering a gift for magic in the process"--Provided by the publisher.

Ben doesn't feel like he's good enough to golf at the exclusive, private golf club where his father works as the head groundskeeper. But when his friends enter him into a tournament there, he'll need to work through his nerves if he has any hopes of not embarrassing himself.

Twelve-year-old Billy and his best friend Manny become entrepreneurs after launching a product known as the "All Ball," which can transform into different sports balls, but a major secret Billy is keeping has the potential to destroy their success and expose Billy as a fraud.

Tris tries to save his doughnut business and town of Petersville, New York, by competing on a cooking show.

Collects the third and fourth novels in the 'Big Nate' series, including 'Big Nate on a Roll' in which Nate must compete with a new rival in a scout troop contest; and 'Big Nate Goes for Broke' in which Nate gets carried away after an accident affords him excess attention.

"When life revolves around stressed-out parents and emergency room visits for his special needs little brother Jake, eleven-year-old Ethan escapes to a world of top hats, trick decks, and magic wands. When he hears of a junior magic competition where the top prize is to meet and perform with his hero, Magnus the Magnificent, Ethan is determined to do whatever he needs to get there--and to win. His dedication and hard work pay off, and he makes it to the top five finalists: his dream really could come true! Then Jake falls dangerously ill and Ethan's hopes and plans are in jeopardy. As he searches for any sort of magic that might save Jake, Ethan learns what is truly important...and what real magic is"--Publisher's description.

As her friends in the Critter Club animal shelter care for colorful aquarium fish, second-grader Liz and her family spend a long weekend at the beach, where Liz rescues a baby octopus and competes with an unfriendly young neighbor in a sand castle contest.

"Princess Snowbelle and her brothers look forward to competing against the neighboring kingdom of Snowland in the annual Snow Games, but they learn that winning is not always the most important thing"--OCLC.

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.