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"Grandfather is devastated when his beloved wife dies, and he sinks into depression. In response, his granddaughter embarks on a thrilling journey, but her adventure takes an unexpected turn"--Back cover.

When a TV station holds a cooking competition, young Kylie Jean Carter enters; and along with her Nanny, decides to be a professional cooking queen.

"There's a fin-tastic new ride at Dregoland, Shark Point's amazing amusement park. It's the most terrifying, dorsal-defying scare fest in the whole wide ocean! And guess what? Whoever loses the most shark teeth in Harry Hammer's class will get to go on the ride before anyone else--and meet superstar wrestler Gregor the Gnasher! Harry and his archnemesis, Rick Reef, are tied for first place, but will Harry pull it off (or out?) and win the contest?"--Provided by publisher.

"Detectives' Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn't one of them. He's only an assistant at his uncle's detective agency, and he's not sure he's even very good at that. Toby's friend Ivy is the best sleuth around-or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the World's Greatest Detective. But when what was supposed to be a game turns into a real-life murder mystery, can Toby and Ivy crack the case?"--Provided by publisher.

Harry Hammer is determined to win a Fintendo game system in the school's dance contest, but first he needs to learn how to dance.

"Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang are excited when they're invited to be guest judges at an annual costume contest in Salem, Massachusetts. But when the party is crashed by two terrifying witches, chaos unfolds among the trick-or-treaters. The Gang begins to investigate and quickly discovers there is more than one spooky suspect in Salem"--Amazon.

"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"--OCLC.

Several teams of two compete in an around-the-world reality show that gradually tests bonds and strains relationships.

Ace and his best friend Denny decide to start a band in an effort to meet girls. Ace soon realizes that he actually enjoys playing music and sets out to win a songwriting contest. When he learns that Denny steals a song to enter the contest, Ace is forced to make a difficult decision.

Playing off the excitement of dramatic dance competitions such as "So You Think You Can Dance," this high-interest addition to the successful lineup of Dino-Sports titles is full of action, with visual humor in spades.