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Every generation, seven families select a champion to compete in a tournament to the death for control of high magick--the most powerful resource in the world--but this year, a salacious tell-all book draws reporters, tourists, and government agents to Ilvernath to watch the bloody curse unfold and some of the champions are determined to thwart their destinies and rewrite their stories.
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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?"-- Provided by publisher.
4) Safe zone
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Shocked to wake up in the middle of a virtual reality video game, a boy and his partner must work their way through an apocalyptic city to the safe zone, avoiding zombie attacks at any cost.
5) Pod racer
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A gamer interested in winning at any cost is placed on a four-player team consisting of the gaming crew he abandoned to pursue solo racing, but will he be able to work with the others in this virtual reality racing game?
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"A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and...
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"Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by--then whizzes back to stop and say hi. Sleek and low, Racer Red is made for speed and loves to go fast! When she challenges Blue to a race, Blue knows that win or lose, it's fun to try! Beep! Beep! Zooooom!"-- Provided by publisher.
10) That's debatable
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Seventeen-year-old Millicent M. Chalmers is depending on a series of debating victories, culminating in winning Alabama's state debate tournament, to secure a college scholarship, but her singular focus is disrupted after a run-in with Taggart Strong, who seems equally dedicated to losing every debate as long as he says what he really believes.
13) Emily's art
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Emily paints four pictures and enters one in the first-grade art contest, but the judge interprets Emily's entry as a rabbit instead of a dog.
15) I like to win!
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Trouble arises between a brother and sister because she always wins the games they play, but then she discovers that she does not have to brag or win all the time.
16) Hot rod hot dog
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From the creator of Bear in Underwear! and Rawr! comes a silly and heartwarming story about a polite, but clumsy racecar driver who discovers that winning isn't everything. Meet Rod. He isn't the best racer in town. In fact, he's never even made it to the finish line. But that has never stopped him from competing each and every year in the local Grand Prix. And with the help of his friends, maybe this will be his year to shine!
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Cuando Carrie se retira del tenis, es la mejor jugadora que el mundo ha visto jamás. Ha batido todos los récords y ha conseguido veinte títulos de Grand Slam. Y si le preguntas, se merece cada uno de ellos. Lo ha sacrificado casi todo para convertirse en la mejor, con su padre como entrenador. Pero seis años después de retirarse, Carrie se encuentra en las gradas del US Open de 1994, viendo cómo una tenista británica brutal e impresionante...