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While baking up spiced curry buns and chai cookies for a moonlit snowshoe tour, pastry chef turned amateur sleuth Jules Capshaw takes Ramiro's family to the annual Downhill Dummy competition in which murder comes in first and must catch a stone-cold killer before they strike again.
4) Sky's end
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"Exiled to live as a Low, sixteen-year-old Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle. But Meritocracy is a harsh and unforgiving rule on the floating island of Holmstead, and when his ailing mother is killed by monstrous gorgantauns, Conrad cuts a deal to save the only family he has left. To rescue his sister from his uncle's clutches, Conrad must enter the Selection of the Twelve Trades"--
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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?"--
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Excited for spring break, third-graders Marya, Hanna, and Alexa plan their visit to Skye Adventure Park, determined to experience all the park has to offer, but when Marya becomes determined to beat Alexa on the park's obstacle course she loses sight of everything else the park has to offer.
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"Nova era la primera chica negra coronada reina del Lovett High. Duchess Simmons, su mejor amiga, lo tiene claro: Tinsley McArthur, la chica guapa, rica y blanca que cree que debería haber ganado, haría cualquier cosa para continuar con la tradición de las McArthur. Incluso matar. Duchess está convencida de ello y no va a permitir que Tinsley se libre de las consecuencias. Por eso, se acercará a ella para conseguirlo…, aunque desconoce...
10) La corona
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"Han pasado ya viente an̋os desde que America Singer y el príncipe Maxon se enamoraro. Ahora le toca el turno a su hija Eadlyn quien tendrá que escoger entre treinta y cinco pretendientes, y está más que convencida de que allí no encontrará el amor verdadero. Pero el corazón a veces hace de las suyas y nos soprende, y Eadlyn se verá en una encrucijada en la que deberá tomar la decisió́n más difícil e importante de su vida"--Back...
11) Lightlark
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Isla Crown es la joven soberana de Wilding, un reino de mujeres guerreras que no conocen el amor y que confían en ella para ganar el Centenario. Para sobrevivir, Isla está preparada para mentir y traicionar. Aunque no cuenta con algunos lazos que la unirán a sus rivales, ni tampoco con enamorarse de quien puede ser su peor enemigo.
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"Competition for a Southern bridal magazine cover unleashes mayhem, forcing a mastermind maid of honor to stop being a people pleaser and start figuring out what she wants out of life. A hilarious, smart coming-of-age story. Olivia "Liv" Fitzgerald's life is on ambition autopilot. The soon-to-be-lawyer has her life plan set and can talk anyone into anything. Well, almost anything. When her scheming aunt throws her cousin, Kali, into a competition...
13) Robot rebellion
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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.
14) Coyote queen
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Desperate for the prize money to escape her mother's abusive boyfriend, twelve-year-old Fud enters a beauty pageant, but her eerie connection to nearby coyotes helps her see who she is meant to be, and who she can truly save.
15) Crownchasers
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Alyssa Farshot has no intention of being the next in line for the throne, but when her uncle, the current emperor, falls ill, his dying wish surprises everyone. Rather than name Alyssa his successor, he calls for a crownchase, a competition between the prime families to find the royal seal which has been hidden somewhere in the empire. As much as Alyssa doesn't want to inherit the throne, her loyalty to her uncle motivates her to compete. Her talents...
16) Cut loose!
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Thirteen-year-old Nat jumps at the chance to participate in the middle school regional theater competition where the winner gets to perform on Broadway, but when stressful rehearsals negatively impact her friendships, she starts to wonder if it is worth doing theater at all.
19) Tag, you're dead
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Seveneen-year-old social media influencer Anton starts a livestreamed and high-stakes game of Tag to find a new assistant, but four contestants have ulterior motives.
20) Field day!
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A brother and sister are super excited for their school's field day.