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"Peasprout Chen dreams of becoming a legend of wu liu, the deadly and beautiful art of martial arts figure skating. As the first students from the rural country of Shin to attend Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout and her little brother, Cricket, have some pretty big skates to fill. They soon find themselves in a heated competition for top ranking. Tensions rise when the dazzling pearl buildings of the academy are vandalized, and...
3) Double-cross
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When the competition for part-time summer jobs gets serious, Braden must decide how far he will go in competing with a friend in order to reach his goal of getting his dream car.
4) Jammer star
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Robin Ellis has a rival on her roller-derby team that she can never quite overcome--April Reid. But now Robin notices that April is losing a great deal of weight and not playing very well. Robin realizes that this is her turn to shine, but that her success may have bigger consequences.
5) False start
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Told in two voices, seniors Jeff and Scott compete on the high school football field but remain friendly until a scholarship and a girl come between them.
6) The island
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He's got to find food, water, and compete against the other nine contestants, all with no technology! Teen reality TV fan Ethan has just realized how unprepared he is to be on the show he loves.
7) Click'd
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"After spending the summer at coding camp, Allie Navarro is excited to share the app she built with her friends, until it starts to cause problems between them"--
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Victoria Torres is the fifth chair out of nine flutes in her middle school band, so when the director asks for a someone to play the new piccolo, Victoria sees it as her chance to stand out--but her best friend Bea has also volunteered, and their friendship may not survive the competition when they audition for the part.
10) The audition
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Twelve-year-old Harper loves to dance and is a rising star in Connecticut when her parents move her to Florida and she must prove herself to The Bunheads in order to compete.
11) Sugar and ice
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When Russian skating coach Andrei Grosheva offers twelve-year-old farm girl Claire a scholarship to train with the elite in Lake Placid, she encounters a world of mean girls on ice, where competition is everything.