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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
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"Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they've gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it's just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night, one of Del's teammates has his ankle broken by an unknown assailant, leaving him unable to take part...
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In a snow-cloaked kingdom, two rival servants--one who desperately wants to win the approval of the Red Jaga and the other who hopes to escape the Black Jaga--compete for the pure heart of a prince, only to discover they might be falling for each other instead. Includes author's note.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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A twist on the classic game of Rock Paper Scissors, this story celebrates the differences that make three friends unique.
The ninja, the cowboy and the bear do everything together. But when a contest among themselves leads to resentment, they soon learn that the only way to stop disagreeing is to be considerate of their differences and appreciate one another.
7) Sports camp
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.
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Tiny pretty things volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
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Three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina, with each willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.
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Athlete vs. mathlete series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
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When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
10) Project Alpha
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Voyagers (Random House) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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Eight boys and girls compete for a spot on the space voyage that will search for a source to solve Earth's energy crisis.
11) Sugar and ice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
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When Russian skating coach Andrei Groshev offers twelve-year-old farm girl Claire a scholarship to train with the elite in Lake Placid, she encounters a world of mean girls on ice, where competition is everything.
12) Nyxia
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Nyxia triad volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
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The number of zeroes on the Babel Corporation's contract has Emmett Atwater boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family-- forever. But it turns out he's one of ten recruits, all of whom have troubled pasts and are a long way from home. Now each recruit must earn the right to travel down to the planet of Eden-- a planet that Babel has kept hidden. There they will mine a substance called Nyxia...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Meg has been roped into participating in a blacksmithing competition, a kind of Forged in Fire wannabe organized by a blacksmith friend. Meg originally turned down his invitation to participate, but when Faulk, her blacksmithing mentor, breaks his wrist the night before filming begins, Meg agrees to step in as his replacement to keep the project from failing. She's not thrilled that the filming will take place during December--Christmas is already...
15) Dorothy & Mikey
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Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Three stories featuring Mikey and Dorothy, two hippopotamus friends that play and compete with one another.
17) Out At Second
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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When the Grizzlies' first baseman is sidelined two days before the playoffs, catcher Manny Griffin and second baseman Stu Fletcher take it upon themselves to help his replacement become a better player.Should Manny keep his promise....even if it puts his friend in danger?
18) Long Shot
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Comeback kids volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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Pedro, an avid basketball player, decides to run for class president, challenging a teammate who is also one of the most popular boys in school.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
How does smell work? Specifically, how do olfactory sensory neurons reach their targets in the brain where smell is processed? Justin McKinnon has hired Emily Apell to study that question. What Justin hasn't told Emily is that two other scientists in the lab, Aeden and Allegra, are working on a very similar topic, and their findings may compete with her research. Emily was born focused and driven. She's always been more comfortable staring down the...
20) Pinned
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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Dealing with family problems, girls, and their own competitive natures, high school seniors Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane face each other in the final match of the New Jersey State Wrestling Championship.