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English
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A career-ending injury destroys track star Agnes Chan's hopes of a college scholarship, putting her on a journey through the underbelly of Malaysian stand-up comedy, and directly into the path of her archnemesis, the ridiculously wealthy and disgustingly handsome Royce Taslim.
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Newly-divorced, almost-empty-nester Celeste is finally seeking adventure and putting herself first, cliches be damned. So when a friend asks Celeste to "partner" with his buddy John for an event, Celeste throws herself into the role of his temporary girlfriend. But quiet cinnamon roll John isn't looking for love, just birds-he needs a partner for Tucson's biggest bird-watching contest if he's ever going to launch his own guiding business. By the...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Fern grapples with her father's death, a distant best friend, and a failing family business, but discovers an unexpected connection with neighbor Jasper as they collaborate on a photography contest and attempt to photograph an endangered pod of killer whales.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Summer won't last forever. Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be confused with Forks, Washington) her entire life. She's learned to love her small world, with the misfit animals on her hobby farm, and her friendships with the town's inhabitants. But when her 5-year relationship ends and her ex, town-golden-boy Ian, suddenly gets engaged, Sage needs a win - something that will convince everyone to stop pitying her all...
11) Lucky scramble
Author
Series
Lucky scramble volume 1
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Tyler Gooden's only goal is to make it to the speed cubing national championships in Las Vegas and finally silence his critics by coming home a winner. To win, Tyler has to outdo hundreds of speed cubers from around the country, so the competition is intense.
12) Zoom! zoom!
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Zoom! Zoom! All cars want to race! Who will win first place?"--
13) A smoking bun
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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While baking up spiced curry buns and chai cookies for a moonlit snowshoe tour, pastry chef turned amateur sleuth Jules Capshaw takes Ramiro's family to the annual Downhill Dummy competition in which murder comes in first and must catch a stone-cold killer before they strike again.
14) Liar's test
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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In a competition where seven girls from different guilds vie for the throne, Bell Silverleaf, a reluctant fifteen-year-old contender with a hidden talent for deception, intends to win and overthrow the kingdom, but finds she is not the only competitor with secret plans.
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Series
Winnie Zeng volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Winnie and David join shamans from around the world to participate in the Shaman Youth Tournament, but while all the competitors are away, evil spirits threaten to overrun the defenseless human world.
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Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Jett Warner receives a coveted invitation to the Southwest Regional Minecraft Tournament, but with unpredictable rules and the sudden need for a partner, he reluctantly teams up with his father, and the duo will need to work as a team in order to win.
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Publisher
Zibby Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Competition for a Southern bridal magazine cover unleashes mayhem, forcing a mastermind maid of honor to stop being a people pleaser and start figuring out what she wants out of life. A hilarious, smart coming-of-age story. Olivia "Liv" Fitzgerald's life is on ambition autopilot. The soon-to-be-lawyer has her life plan set and can talk anyone into anything. Well, almost anything. When her scheming aunt throws her cousin, Kali, into a competition...
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Series
Unicorn University volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Traveling with Sapphire, Shamrock, and Twilight to the royal baking competition in Sunshine Springs, Comet, who is excited to show off her baking skills, doesn't know if she's up for the challenge when she meets the other contestants.
19) La Élite
Author
Series
Selection novel volume 2
Publisher
Rocabolsillo
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
"De las treinta y cinco chicas llegaron a palacio para competir en la Selección. Todas menos seis han sido devueltas a sus hogares. Y solo una conseguirá casarse con el príncipe Maxon y ser coronada princesa de Illea."--
Author
Series
Shades of magic volume 2
Publisher
Urano World Spain, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"La segunda aventura en la célebre trilogía Los colores de la magia, de la autora best seller V. E. Schwab. Un universo deslumbrante con mundos paralelos donde el equilibrio de poder siempre está en riesgo. Y donde, para que una ciudad prospere, otra debe morir. El Londres Rojo está sumido en el fulgor y las emociones del torneo Essen Tasch, al tiempo que otro Londres empieza a resurgir. Como una sombra que desaparece por la noche y reaparece...
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