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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.
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"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
14) High five
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Animals present hand slapping skills to readers, just in time for the annual high five contest.
15) Eggday
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Dora the duck involves the other barnyard animals in a contest to find out who can lay the best egg.
16) Shine!
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When seventh-grader Piper's father is hired by Chumley Prep, a school where every student seems to be the best at everything, she gets the chance to compete for the prestigious Excelsior Award.
18) Chubby bunny
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Barbara "Bunny" Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras, that started with her mother and grandmother. She loves putting her hair up in "bunny buns," playing with her rabbit Ralph, and eating marshmallows. Then one day, she participates in her favorite marshmallow eating contest at field day called "Chubby Bunny," and her classmates start teasing her. But with a little help from her gradma Barbara, Bunny figures out a very sweet solution.
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Thirteen-year-old Claudia learns about the American justice system when, while studying for an American history quiz at Anna's house, she and her friend Monica are accused of stealing ten dollars and their classmates believe them to be guilty, based on circumstantial evidence.