When they first meet , Bailey and Charlie cannot stand one another, but when they meet years later as coworkers, Charlie secretly bets a colleague he can get Bailey to go out with him, and their relationship gets more complicated as they get closer and closer.
Ellie is furious when her twin brother Cypselis bets the school bully Big Bacchiad that he can beat him in a foot race or give her up as a slave, and tries to come up with a way to ensure her brother's victory.
Retells the fable, "The Wind and the Sun," in which Wind, Rain, and Sun attempt to remove the cap of a shepherdess. Collage illustrations include symbols based on seal characters of Chinese pictograms.
"After telling her dog Banana about her loose tooth and discovering that some of her friends do not believe in the Tooth Fairy, Anna makes an impulsive bet with a pesky boy who also has a loose tooth"--Provided by publisher.
"George's basketball team is practicing for their next big game, and the pressure is on. That's because they're up against his rival, Louie. And the stakes are even higher when Louie challenges George to a bet: The loser has to be the winner's butler for a week! George knows his team has what it takes, except for one small problem--there are no time-outs when the super burp takes control!"--Provided by publisher.
In order to fulfill a bet with Bryce, his nemesis, Fish has to go into the Hannibal W. Royce house, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of a whaling captain, and bring out the whaler's harpoon, which is supposedly dripping with blood.
