contests

Take a look at the world's weirdest sports--from worm charming to yak skiing. These stories are too strange to be made up!.

"December comes to Texas and there is a catfish fishing contest at Arrowhead Lake with a special prize awaiting the winning adult/child team; Kylie's brother and father are entered as one team, and Kylie Jean convinces her grandfather to enter with her as another team--and Kylie dreams of catching Granddaddy Whiskers, a legendary blue catfish that has eluded fishermen for years."--Publisher.

Tired of being known only for her curly red hair, Ginger Gnome competes in the Winter Gnome Games, where she definitely gets attention.

"Spring has sprung, and every mob at Mob Middle School is looking forward to the Overworld Games--except Gerald Creeper Jr. Other schools are coming to compete from as far away as the Nether! But Gerald's got a problem. He's not big on sprinting, spider riding, or strategic explosions. So which event is this creeper cut out for?"--.

Eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe follow clues to find Zach's missing baseball, signed by his favorite major league player, while competing in Spirit Week events at school.

A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.

A girl from a long line of Word Weavers who are hunted for their ability to bring their stories to life discovers her grandmother's magical pen and enters a fairy-tale contest while wondering if anyone truly lives happily ever after.

Middle-schooler Nate Wright must compete with a new rival, the "perfect" Artur, for the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

Mr. Monkey bakes a cake and enters it in a contest, but nothing goes as planned.

While her friends in the Critter Club babysit frogs, second-grader Marion enters a fashion design contest.