talent shows

As the students at his school prepare for a talent show and class presentations about Hawaii, fourth-grader George tries hard to behave but his magic super burps keep getting him in trouble.

The kids are nervous about performing in front of the whole school in the talent show, but once they get on stage they realize how much fun it is and how good they are.

After discovering that she is not human, twelve-year-old Alice Mayfair is on a mission to find out who and what she is, but she must do it alone because her best friend Millie Maximus, an undersized Bigfoot who lives in the forest near Alice's school in upstate New York, is focused on fulfilling her dream to sing for a nationally televised talent competition.

"Frank and Joe are excited for the school's annual talent show! Frank is working backstage, and Joe is going to show off his sweet juggling skills. Someone keeps playing pranks on all the acts-- bubbles are found in someone's trumpet and someone's music is replaced with the sound of croaking frogs!"--Provided by publisher.

"Freckles is new at her elementary school, and Oliver wants to be sure she finds her niche. So when she joins the pet club and gets roped into putting on a talent show to raise money for the local animal shelter, Oliver has no choice but to help out. What he doesn't bargain for is that Freckles takes in a foster kitten! Turns out, while Oliver values his independence, he's not so eager to give up being center stage"--Provided by publisher.

"Smashie McPerter and her best friend, Dontel Marquise, are thrilled that their class and other third-graders will be participating in a performance to showcase their talents to their families and friends. Smashie desperately wants to sing, but is seems her teacher and classmates are determined to steer her in another, non-vocal direction. Smashie's hurt feelings are put to one side, however, as she and Dontel become caught up in an intriguing mystery. A jar of hair goop, vital to the success of a performance, goes missing under suspicious circumstances, and the two friends decide to don their Investigation Suits. But although they have a knack for solving mysteries through hard work and determination, their sleuthing doesn't always go over well with their classmates. Can they find the good stealer and mend fences before chaos brakes loose?--Provided by publisher.

"Gerald made it through the first few weeks of Mob Middle School in one piece (give or take a limb), but his quest for popularity hasn't exactly panned out. So when he hears about the school talent, show, Gerald sets his sights on a new plan: unveiling his hidden talents as rapper. He can picture it already--kids will finally know his name. They'll beg for his autograph. Maybe he'll even impress the super-popular Eddy Enderman!"--Back cover.

Best friends Andy and Sandy decide to enter a talent show, but Andy can't juggle, tumble, or hula hoop like Sandy can. But when Sandy gets stage fright, it is Andy who saves the day.

There's a big talent show at 6th-grader Chase Cooper's school. Everything is going well until someone sets a wild animal loose and trashed the stage during rehearsal. Now Chase is racing against the clock as he deals with a some new ninjas, an ugly moose costume and a missing bird.

Ziggy, Jerome, Rico, and Rashawn look forward to using the two hundred dollars they are sure they will win in the school talent show to fix up their clubhouse--until they meet their biggest competition: a very talented little girl who needs the money more than they do.