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"The final match of the Ranked Battle Cup begins!! Find out what happens when Team Blueperor steps into the arena with their greatest opponents, the fierce X-Blood!"--Page [4] of cover.

"For humans and vampires, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always - always - guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won't be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father's crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. But there's no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone - but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love."--.

Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they have to overcome the presumption on the part of their teacher that only straight males are eligible.

"Join Ash and his Pokemon as they continue to battle their way up through the ranks of the World Coronation Series tournament. As he advances into the Ultra Class, he faces a rematch against a powerful Gym Leader he's struggled against before. Can he emerge victorious and keep forging ahead to ultimately win it all?"--Provided by publisher.

Nancy Drew investigates when a recipe for ice cream is stolen.

"When Bella learns of a contest to win a summer internship, she can't take her mind off of the possibility of entering--and winning!--it. The only catch is that she has to submit photos of her work, and any work done by Rainbow High students is expressly forbidden to be photographed, with a penalty of...expulsion. Jade does her best to convince Bella the contest isn't worth the risk, but Bella goes through with it anyway. The next day, Ms. Wright finds out--and follows through on expelling Bella! The girls are all shook, especially when Ms. Wright wastes no time in introducing them to Amaya Raine, a waitlisted student who's now Bella's replacement in their runway team"--Provided by publisher.

Competition robots are created by young people. Explore the kinds of robots that have been used in competitions, the people who make them, and the past, present, and future of competition robots.

The Inflatables don't get pumped. They stay pumped! Inflata-pals and bouncy BFFs Cactus, Flamingo, Donut, and Watermelon are ready for a fresh wave of drama. Ready, set, BLOW! The water park is hosting the Airlympic Games, and Watermelon is ready to juice her opponents-especially Pineapple, who's rotten to the core. But this year, the games are a team competition. Can Watermelon pump up her inflata-buddies to go for the gold or will Pineapple's sneaky tricks deflate them all? It's do or dive time!.

"Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors. Like all Du orphaned after the war, Kellan is forbidden by law from practicing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal that was perfected by the Guild of Engineers and their maker apprentices. No one can know that Kellan has been using makecraft in secret and that, in the wake of a tragic miscarve, she's been helping her adoptive father, Edgar, run his celebrated makeshop. On the eve of the Eighty-Fourth Annual Makers' Exposition in Nanseau's sparkling city of Riz, Kellan . . . strikes a dangerous deal with one of [the Guild's] members to save Edgar and his shop. Now Kellan must compete in a rigorous gauntlet against the nation's elite for a coveted spot as a maker's apprentice. Amid a crumbling city and a ticking clock, winning the Gauntlet won't just be a test of survival--it will mean pulling back the veil of secrets behind the Guild and uncovering the shrouded legacies of Nanseau itself"--Provided by publisher.

"Agni and her throne-seeker friends finally make it to the Citadel, and prepare to start battling their way throught the tournament. Agni has grand visions for how she, Grom, Reksha, and Valdis will become heroes and save the world, but somehow she missed an important detail--these fights are to the death"--Provided by publisher.