competitions

"Weir Do tries out for the school soccer team, while his father works on his dance moves for the local dance contest"--OCLC.

"In the gay community, a young, husky man is known as a "cub" Seventeen-year-old Theo fits the definition perfectly, but he is very self-conscious about his body. So when his best friend signs him up for a cooking competition at Heat, the city's newest trendy restaurant, Theo is nervous. He's confident in his baking ability, and dreams of opening his own bakery one day, but he's not a chef, and he hates being in the spotlight. As Theo survives round after round, he gains the admiration of both the audience and the restaurant owner, a sexy celebrity chef known as KCC. When the owner makes it clear he is more interested in what Theo might do outside the kitchen, Theo has to decide how far he is willing to go to launch his career." --.

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.

In a world where the men go to college and the women train in wifely duties, Rhen Tellur looks for a way to change society. The only problem standing in her way is the all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin by her side, Rhen disguises herself and enters the maze competition to best the boys and win. But not everyone survives the deadly maze.

A group of high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys versus girls poetry slam. Includes author's note about foster home care.

Text and photographs look at eSports, focusing on how the tournaments work, teams and players, prizes, and more.

Fourteen-year-old Storm Hall lives to sing. Forget parties. Forget boys. When Storm is told she's going to miss a national competition, to go on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday to Hawaii, her life is OVER. What could be worse than having to give up singing to visit an island paradise? What if her (former) best friend is taking her place? A family trip to Hawaii is just the beginning. Storm meets a Hawaiian band who needs a singer last minute. When the song is on local radio the next day all of Storm's dreams are coming true until the band introduces their singer on air. It's NOT her.

Second grader Kylie Jean joins her school art club, and learns to paint in the style of several different artists, but for the Mural Art Contest she decides to paint a watercolor picture of a local Texas barn and duck pond--until a squabble between her dog and the ducks turns it into an example of abstract art instead.

Brie and the rest of the dancers at Ms. Marianne's Academy of Dance are on their way to Florida to compete in the Citrus Jam which is held just outside of Orlando, and where first place includes the opportunity to march in the Main Street Parade at Disney World--but the team from Austin, Texas, includes some girls who are planning to sabotage the other competitors.

Explores the history of hobby and competition robots, such as racing drones, and those amateur hobbyists develop to take to competitions. Discusses the history of robotics, noting important milestones in hobby and competition robotics, and the challenges inherit to the process. Includes critical thinking questions, a glossary, sources for further information, and an index.