contests

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.

The girls at Tubman High prepare to compete in the Princess of the Fair, and even though they are supposed to embody characteristics of Harriet Tubman, they allow themselves to get caught up in a popularity contest and will stop at nothing to win.

Katniss Everdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to protect those she cares about and the people of District 12.

Joshua Davis recounts how he managed to survive competing in some of the world's most grueling and unusual competitions, including armwrestling, sumo-wrestling, bullfighting, and sauna competitions.

"A boy meets a wish-for dinosaur who agrees to be his pet for the day."--Provided by publisher.

JT is a gay high school senior determined to get out of Clearwater, Florida, and be the first person in his family to go to college, even though he can not figure out how to pay for it--until his friends convince him to compete in a drag teen competition where the first prize is a college scholarship.

When the swamp police hold a contest, they expect to have a fun day--one without trouble. Too bad no one told the crooks! Now three thieves have stolen the prize money and are trying to flee. Who will win the contest, and will the crooks get away with their crime?.

Deciding that he must sire a child to carry on his tradition of Loathing Light and Blighting the Beautiful, the Great Wizard Arriman announces a competition among the witches of Todcaster, one of whom will marry him.

Little Red is an excellent ice skater, but she will need a good partner for the skating pairs competition and the only one available is a certain Wolf, who needs new skates as badly as Little Red does.

For a chance to win a trip to Space Camp, Jim sets out to collect 10,000 Blast Off Energy Bar wrappers, grouping them as he goes to make counting easier, and soon the whole town is helping him out.