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Fifth grader Jillian is a shy girl who doesn't usually speak up even when she knows the answer. When she promises her grandmother she'll try to speak up more at school, the annual academic competition at school seems like the perfect opportunity. It seems impossible to Jillian, but with the help of her loving parents, supportive teacher, and some surprising new friends, she finds her voice.
6) Tickled pink
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Tiffany challenges Pinkalicious to a laugh-off, so the pressure is on to create the most pinkerrifically funny joke of all time.
7) High five
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Animals present hand slapping skills to readers, just in time for the annual high five contest.
13) Contest crazy
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The twins, Ben and Clare love to enter contests, but when one of them finally wins, it puts a strain on their relationship.
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Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does. She's the fastest flier, the most cunning conjuror, and the most superb shape-shifter. She has won trophies for potions, herbology, and alchemy--and now she dreams of winning the Magnificent Witchy Cake-off! As the youngest in a long line of masters of the Dark Arts of Patisserie, Leila wants her entry to be perfect. But even with the most bewitching of recipes, she realizes a terrible...
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After her father runs off with a dental hygienist, Raymie Clarke decides it is up to her to repair her family. She plans to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition so her father will see her picture in the paper and come home. However, Raymie has competition in Beverly Tapinski and Louisiana Elefante. All of the girls want to win the pageant for different reasons, and none ever imagined they would become friends.
16) Measuring up
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3rd Grade Reading
5th Grade Reading
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Drawn to You: Middle Grade Graphic Novels
5th Grade Reading
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Drawn to You: Middle Grade Graphic Novels
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"Having just moved to Seattle from Taiwan, twelve-year-old Cici enters a cooking competition to win the chance to see her grandmother again, but she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food."--Provided by publisher.
18) No dogs allowed
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Best friends and dog lovers Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed, but a pair of unusual necklaces they find in a thrift store allow them to become dogs whenever they wish.
19) Cora's mystery
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Cora and her friends are on the relay team for the upcoming swim meet, but before they can race the team mascot goes missing. Cora thinks the missing mascot is causing her bad luck, so she needs to find it before the race begins.
20) Going places
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Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.