In the 1930's at their family restaurant in rural New York state, Hannah and her father each enter separate contests and help each other through the ups and downs of competing.
Staying with her grandparents after the atomic bomb has been dropped on Nagasaki, ten-year-old Mieko feels that the happiness in her heart has departed forever and she will no longer be able to produce a beautiful drawing.
Fifteen-year-old Diamond Winters, the founding member of the rising star gospel group The Divine Divas, struggles to balance her singing career, cheerleading, dating, and high school responsibilities in Los Angeles.
Fourth grade entrepreneur Howard J. Fingerhut competes with his classmates to win the H. Marion Muckley Junior Businessperson of the Year Contest and writes a book about the experience.
Eleven-year-old Max Carmody feels he has met his destiny when he sees an announcement for "The Funniest Kid in America" contest, but his quest to create a video that will get him into the running turns into a comedy of errors.
Franny travels to England to attend a pony show and tries to help a nervous pony and rider remember that having fun is the most important part of the competition.