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Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
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Team Chu volume 1
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English
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"Competitive siblings Sadie and Clip Chu must set aside their differences and work together when they get stuck in a virtual reality laser tag game"--
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Hatfords and Malloys volume 8
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys continue to get in trouble as they try to outdo each other in bottle racing, spelling, and baseball.
6) I'm on it!
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Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2021]
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English
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"When Frog and Goat turn a simple game into an all-out competition, things get out of hand...until finally, they're over it"--
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Miles Lewis volume 1
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong."--
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Tapper twins volume 3
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English
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A humorous oral history that chronicles twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper's heated competition to become sixth grade class president of their New York City private school, through text messages, photographs, screenshots, and more.
10) Got brains?
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English
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Twelve-year-old accidental zombie Tulah Jones needs a really good reason to avoid joining the cross country team (an impossible activity for a zombie), so her friend Angela suggests that she join the academic bowl team instead--unfortunately her nemesis Bella Gulosi is the team captain, and with the team going on a weekend retreat and contest Tulah is sure her secret will be discovered.
11) Unschooled
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English
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Fifth graders George and Lilly are best friends, but when they end up leading separate teams competing for the Spirit Week prize, it puts a strain on their friendship, especially when the competition generates a host of nasty pranks designed to sabotage their teams--and if Principal Klein finds out what is going on Spirit Week will be canceled and everybody concerned will spend the rest of the year in detention.
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Lost Minecraft journals volume 1
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English
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"A long-lost journal takes three treasure hunters on an epic adventure cloaked in mystery!"--
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Grow Grit Press LLC
Pub. Date
©2019
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English
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Encourage a growth mindset: We believe it is important for kids to develop intrinsic motivation and autonomy through the development of long-term goals. Setting our sights on performance goals, rather than outcome goals provide a basis for grit and perseverance. We hope these books give children a love for battling a new challenges and that they grow up eager to explore what this big, beautiful world has to offer.--Grow Grit Press Mission Statement....
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Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her small, wealthy, and prom-obsessed midwestern high school, after all, her family is black and rather poor, especially since her mother died; instead she has concentrated on her grades and her musical ability in the hopes that it will win her a scholarship to elite Pennington College and their famous orchestra where she plans to study medicine--but when that scholarship falls through...
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Boris (Andrew Joyner) volume 3
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English
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School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
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Letters of enchantment volume 1
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English
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"When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever"--
17) The pet war
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English
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Eleven-year-old Otto wants a dog, and his older sister Lexi wants a cat, so their mother suggests that whoever can raise enough money to pay for their pet can choose--and so the competition begins.
18) Love you s'more
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Worthy Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Love, puns, and s'mores are three of life's greatest pleasures. In this little board book, two competitive raccoons declare themselves to love the other "s'more." The fireside banter crackles with puns, and the silly competition heats up until they finally realize that with all that love, everyone wins. Outdoorsy and camping-loving families will love this book, as will anyone looking for a new way to express "s'more" love to someone in their life"--...
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Benny's family owns a knishery and sells delicious round dumplings. Then the Tisch family opens a store across the street--selling square knishes--and Benny's papa worries. So he lowers his prices! But Mr. Tisch does too. As each knishery tries to outdo the other, Benny helps his papa realize there's room on Rivington Street for more than one knishery.
20) The competition
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Audition trilogy (Maddie Ziegler) volume 3
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English
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When Harper and her fellow Dance Starz go to New York City for nationals, they not only face their arch-rivals, the Bells, but Harper will also compete against her old dance team.
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