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Author
Publisher
Viking, Published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dylan's parents have always boasted that he is the "very best and cleverest super-villain in the whole wide world," but when he meets Addison Van Malice, his powers are put to the test.
22) BMX challenge
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jason never turns down a dare, but when his classmates challenge him to a BMX competition Jason must learn to ride a BMX bike or this dare will be his last.
Author
Series
Poplar kids volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A friendly neighborhood business competition between sixth-graders Rachel Chambers, so quiet she is practically invisible, and Peter S. Gronkowski, future mogul, turns into a ruthless rivalry.
24) In deep
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"A competitive swimmer gets in over her head as she plays a wicked cat-and-mouse game with her wild best friend and a hot new college swimmer"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zack and Drake venture to Gluco, the candy planet, for some Easter fun but while competing in such activities as an egg toss and a three-legged race, Zack is so determined to come in first that he considers cheating to win.
26) Cycling champion
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Austin, eager to win sports trophies like his older brothers, joins a local cycling club and enters his name for a three mile race--will he learn in time that bicycle racing is as much about technique as speed?
Author
Series
Lunch Lady volume 7
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
For having skipped the school field trip, Dee, Hector, and Terrence must join the mathletes team but as they are poised to beat the undefeated champions, secret crime fighter Lunch Lady discovers something strange about the opposing team.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Isaac Foster, captain of Team Rogue, is not sure what to expect from Kai Palakiko, who is new to snowboarding, but an expert surfer and a last minute addition to the team--can Kai adapt his talent in time for the big competition?
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Friends Jamie, Isabella, and Angeline engage in a bit of friendly competition, but when it is determined that the loser must play "dare or worse dare" with Isabella, all bets are off.
Author
Series
Franklin School friends volume 4
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Simon Ellis and the rest of the third grade Franklin School Friends participate in a spelling bee where Simon's competitive spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win is to take a chance and let other people shine.
Author
Series
Fantastic family Whipple novels volume 2
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When the rivalry between the Whipples and the Goldwins escalates to an all-out war as the World Record World Championships draw near, recordless Arthur Whipple and his unlikely ally Ruby Goldwin unravel the mystery of the Lyon's Curse and the secrets of their fathers' shared past.
32) Fire & flood
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Tella's brother Cody is sick and getting worse, so when she finds instructions on how to become a contender in the dangerous Brimstone Bleed race where she can win a cure for him, she jumps at the chance--but there is no guarantee that she will win, or even survive.
33) Triple trouble
Author
Series
Payton and Emma Mills books volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While continuing to switch places in middle school, identical twins Payton and Emma compete with triplets Dexter, Oliver, and Asher at the Multipalooza festival.
Author
Series
Team cheer volume 2
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Brooke Perrino really wants to be captain of her school cheerleading team, but she is having trouble with eighth-grade algebra and suddenly she is beginning to doubt her ability to handle the pressure.
35) BMX breakthrough
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Since his accident Billy Cruz has lost some of his confidence and has been holding back when doing his BMX tricks--will he regain confidence in time for the next competition and sort out his feelings for the super-competitive Penny Allen?
36) Trading paint
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An ex-stock car driver returns to racing after his son, an aspiring driver, joins a rival team.
Author
Series
Game for adventure volume 2
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Belinda, a natural competitor with a good heart, and her shy friend Barbara take part in a game of musical chairs. When the game starts, their school gym morphs into a colorful obstacle course.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
After fourteen-year-old Joey experiences her first kiss and learns that her best friend wants to quit competitive gymnastics, she considers giving up her dream of winning gold medals in order to have a normal life, even as her sister and assistant coach urge her to reach a new level.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Jack Wickman is tired of skating in his big sister's shadow, after all she is five years older and a goalie (on the boys' team!) and he skates center so they really should not be compared to each other--he is convinced that he has the hockey talent, so all he needs is the chance to make a breakaway of his own.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The students and parents of a tight-knit community find their bonds nearly destroyed by competitiveness when an exclusive school for gifted children opens nearby, in a story told from both adult and child perspectives.
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