Stink And The World's Worst Super-stinky Sneakers
A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 175
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: smell, contests [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction, humorous fiction, stink, school fiction [X]
Big Nate On A Roll
Middle-schooler Nate Wright must compete with a new rival, the "perfect" Artur, for the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 179
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
subjects: middle school students, contests [X], scouting (youth activity), middle schools, scouts and scouting, school stories, humorous fiction, comic books, strips, etc, schools, humorous stories, cartoons and comics, humorous fiction, big nate, school fiction [X]
Karen's Prize
"Karen loves to spell words. She is very good at it, too. First she wins the spelling bee in her class.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
The Magical Reality Of Nadia
"Inspired by the author's . . . experiences, this . . . novel follows sixth grade Egyptian immigrant Nadia as she navigates the ups and downs of friendships, racism, and some magic, too! Nadia loves fun facts.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: egyptian americans, immigrant youth, bullying, prejudices, contests [X], amulets, egyptian, friendship, middle schools, magic, immigrants, bullies, schools, magic realist fiction, school fiction [X]
Battle Of The Bands
Collects sixteen interconnected short stories about a high school's battle of the bands competition, from such authors as Shaun David Hutchinson, Brittany Cavallaro, and Preeti Chhibber.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Kicks: Fans In The Stands
In the weeks leading up to the state championship, Devin and the Kicks have many distractions, including a contest with the boys team to see who can get more fans to watch their games.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: friendship, soccer, contests [X], middle schools, school stories, school fiction [X], sports fiction
Comet's Big Win
"At Unicorn University, Comet prefers making kitchen creations in the baking club to playing on the hoofball team, but she tries to do both for the sake of her friendship with Sapphire, however upcoming baking and hoofball competitions may prove to be too much for Comet"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: unicorns, ability, clubs, friendship, baking, contests [X], boarding schools, schools, fantasy fiction, school fiction [X]
We're Not The Champions
"Duke's cousin Coco, an elegant French bulldog from Paris, is coming to Barksdale Academy as an exchange student, and Duke is worried about what she will think about his often uncouth friends, the Underdogs.
FIC
year:
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: french bulldog, dogs, contests [X], schools, cousins, student exchange programs, animal fiction, school fiction [X]
Alice Austen Lived Here
Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they have to overcome the presumption on the part of their teacher that only straight males are eligible.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: austen, alice, gender-nonconforming people, sexual minorities, monuments, contests [X], middle schools, gender identity, schools, staten island (new york, n.y.), school stories, juvenile fiction / general, staten island (new york, n.y.), school fiction [X]
Cole Champion Takes On The Villains
"When the students at HERO Junior High compete against another school's villains-in-training, Cole Champion is the only one who thinks the villains are acting suspiciously"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: contests [X], junior high schools, school stories, superheroes, technology, engineering, mathematics, school fiction [X], superhero fiction, fantasy fiction
A Taste Of Magic
Twelve-year-old Kyana bakes up a plan to keep her inner-city magic school open after redistricting and gentrification threaten to close it down.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: magic, baking, contests [X], middle schools, school stories, african americans, school fiction [X], fantasy fiction
Robot Rebellion
Banding together to create the perfect gift for their teacher's big birthday, Astrid and the rest of the Shooting Stars decide to have their robot do a fun dance for her during the robotics competition, but things don't go as planned.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
The Black Queen
When Nova, Lovett High School's first black homecoming queen, is murdered the night of her coronation, her best friend, Duchess, finds an unlikely ally in her search for the killer--her prime suspect, Tinsley, the white rival nominee for queen.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: african americans, race relations, high schools, schools, contests [X], murder, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, school fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
Their Vicious Games
"Eighteen-year-old Adina Walker, a scholarship student at a prestigious academy, faces the consequences of a single mistake and competes in a high-stakes contest hosted by the wealthy Remington family, where she uncovers unsettling truths about the sponsors and the contest's high stakes"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 23
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: contests [X], social classes, private schools, schools, african americans, school fiction [X], thrillers (fiction), school stories
Ultimate Rocket Blast
"Omar and his friends investigate sabotage at the model rocket-building contest they are competing in"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: rockets (aeronautics), models and modelmaking, contests [X], sabotage, friendship, school stories, muslims, humorous fiction, models and model making, school contests, schools, humorous stories, juvenile fiction / science & technology, juvenile fiction / school & education, novels, school fiction [X]