Pinky And Rex And The Spelling Bee
Excited about holding onto his position as the best speller in the second grade, Pinky has an embarrassing accident but is cheered up by his best friend Rex.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
The View From Saturday
Four students, each with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 223
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
subjects: teacher-student relationships, friendship, schools [X], contests [X], people with disabilities, teacher-student relationship, school stories, physically handicapped, children's stories
Nouns And Verbs Have A Field Day
The children in Mr. Wright's class have a field day, while nouns and verbs in the classroom make their own fun.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 93
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
No Talking
The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 185
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: contests [X], human behavior, communication, schools [X], conduct of life, school, boys and girls, behavior, school stories, children's stories
The New Girl
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: bullying, grandmothers, rules (philosophy), moving, household, best friends, fund raising, contests [X], middle school students, schools [X], murder, high school students, man-woman relationships, horror stories, homicide, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, north carolina, sisters, school stories, radio and television novels
Clifford's Sports Day
Clifford goes to school with Emily Elizabeth to participate in the outdoor sports day activities.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 44
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
The Candy Corn Contest
Richard determines to win the Thanksgiving Candy Corn contest by guessing the correct number of candies in the jar but before he realizes what he's done he eats three big pieces.
FIC
year: 1986
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 260
The Field Day From The Black Lagoon
A student is prepared to get into shape after Coach Kong announces the events for the school's mandatory field day, which he is afraid will include leaping over lions and skipping through snakes.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 71
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
Don't Swap Your Sweater For A Dog
Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 80
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
Wheel Of Misfortune
Wiglaf and his friends Angus and Erica find themselves teamed with the obnoxious Bragwort to represent the Dragon Slayers' Academy in an unevenly matched contest at the All-Schools Brain-Power Tournament.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: contests [X], schools [X], school stories, fantasy, dragon slayers' academy (imaginary organization)
The Year Of The Dog
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: taiwanese americans, chinese new year, family, contests [X], theater, schools [X], family life
The Peppermint Race
Tony hopes to win the first pick of prizes in his school's fundraiser, but he discovers that selling candy is not as easy as he had thought, especially when another fourth grader also wants to win.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Why Did The Underwear Cross The Road?
When Justin Zeckendorf is teamed up with two of the smartest girls in his fourth grade class for a good deed contest, his zany ideas almost cost them their chance to win.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
King Arthur
Arthur struggles to come up with a plan to salvage the pride of the third-grade class and save his teacher's job when the kids from Lakewood keep coming up losers in their competition against Glenbrook Academy.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
The Halloween Parade
Yoko and Timothy aren't very frightening in their costumes that look like food, but they can still scare Doris and Stumpy, who ride an almost-real motorcycle in the school's Halloween parade.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 310