competitions

A smooth-talking businessman tries to convince Strawberry Shortcake to expand her bakery and she tries to sort out her decision in dreamland in the middle of a tense mystery.

Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are eager to enter Berry Bitty City's annual baking contest, but when Lemon Meringue waits until the last minute to start baking, she fears her recipe will not be good enough to win.

Team Earth is gearing up for the Galaxy Games' oldest and most prestigious event: a game with no real rules. The Gamatron is an ancient test of strength, endurance, agility, and strategy played on the Martian moon Phobos. It's tricky enough to play without clear rules, but their opponents are the dreaded Klaxians, known for being the most skilled cheaters in the universe. How can the Earthlings play a clean game against a team of scoundrels?.

Ever since she broke her wrist longboarding, Valeria has been reluctant to get back on her board, but now she has been asked to teach Chloe, the new girl in Harlow Springs, Colorado, the art of downhill longboarding and get her ready in time for the upcoming race.

Offers study tools and guidance to help fourth- through eight-grade students prepare for the National Geographic Society's annual competition, providing a review of geographic facts and various types of questions that have been used in the past, and featuring maps, photographs, and other resources.

"Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny. They must sing. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented by the remnants of civilization. Something to cheer up everyone who was left. Something to celebrate having escaped total annihilation by the skin of one's teeth, if indeed one has skin. Or teeth. Something to bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, understanding, and the most powerful of all social bonds: excluding others. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for Galactivision--part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part, a very large, but very subtle part, continuation of the wars of the past. Thus, a fragile peace has held. This year, a bizarre and unsightly species has looked up from its muddy planet-bound cradle and noticed the enormous universe blaring on around it: humanity . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"An unforgettable year in the life of a visionary high school science teacher and his award-winning students, as they try to get into college, land a date for the prom . . . and possibly change the world"--Amazon.

"Provides ... advice for cheerleading tryouts and competitions"--Provided by publisher.

Stanley has entered Trivia Quest---a giant comics-trivia treasure hunt---to prove he can tackle his worries, score VIP passes to Comic Fest, and win back his ex-best friend.

"Louie's school has dance fever! But Louie's moves aren't exactly graceful. His dance teacher doesn't know how she'll ever train a unicorn with two left feet. Lucky for her, Louie has hooves!"--Provided by publisher.