contests

"Maggie and Pie are bird buddies that love to cook--but sometimes Maggie gets a little mixed up! As they bake cookies in this Level 1 Highlights Puzzle Reader, kids can use clues in the story to find the supplies they need in simple visual puzzles that double as picture support for the text. With a bonus recipe, 'Maggie and Pie and the Cookie Contest' will appeal to junior chefs who are just discovering reading"--Publisher.

Donovan wants to enter the free throw contest at his school, but he worries that others will make fun of his unique way of shooting the ball.

Camila wants to buy a camera, camera stand, and a microphone to record for her WeTube channel, and her brother suggests that an uncoming video game tournament might be the way to get the money she needs; but Camila does not play video games, and though her family supplies what she will need to practice she only has a month to perfect her gaming skills--and that may not be enough to win. Includes discussion questions, glossary, and related activity.

At dance camp Camila teams up with new friends Lulu and Raisa and they enter the dance competition Las Estrellas; but when Camila injures her ankle it looks like they are out of the contest--until Raisa suggests they perform a sitting dance from India.

Camila has entered a singing competition and she knows that she wants to sing her family's favorite song; but when it comes to actually competing Camila is very nervous about the size of the audience and being in the spotlight--but Camila knows her family is there and that she can use that knowledge to overcome her stage fright. Includes artistic activity.

"To ensure her family's survival, sixteen-year-old Koral cheats her way into the Glory Race, a dangerous chariot tournament using sea monsters meant for the ruling elite"--OCLC.

Sixth graders Jack and Jillian are selected to be teammates in a nationally televised baking competition. Their biggest problem may be trying to figure out how to work together.

When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project.

Best friends Pizza and Taco agree on nearly everything until Pizza declares himself the best of all, leading to debating, voting, competing, and finally defining what being the best really means.

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.