Cressida is thrilled to be the first human to participate in the annual Thunder Games, but angry boulders and an inept wizard-lizard threaten to ruin the competition.

"As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse, the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece, or fight to the death as this story was always intended."--

While Cam's Aunt Molly is competing in a comedy contest, the expensive plate the winner will receive disappears and Cam and Eric set out to find it before the contest is over.

"The elephants and rhinos compete in the soccer cup. With fun, colorful illustrations and carefully leveled text, young readers can find out who takes home the trophy"--

After recovering from an accident, Lauren is about to participate in an equestrian competition that will determine her future, but someone from her past makes an unexpected appearance in her life.

"When Bird finds a strawberry, Frog wants it too, as well as little Shrew! They decide to organize an obstacle course to determine who will win the prized fruit. Each of them choose different tasks. But when Frog discovers he can't fly like Bird, and Squirrel can't color like Rat, who will win the race?"--

Alicia Ramirez has always loved baking. Her family owns Say It With Flour, the small bakery in town. And Ali's specialties are cake pops: delicious confections on a stick. But Ali's sweet life turns sour when a sleek coffee shop opens across the street, giving her bakery a run for its money. Worst of all, the owner's son, Dane McGuire, likes to bake, too. He's the new kid in Ali's school ... and happens to be annoyingly cute.

Rebellious and outspoken Edel Beauregard enters the Beauty Trials--a deadly competition to find the next Queen of Orleans. The erratic former queen, Sophia, has been imprisoned. Peace has returned to Orl?ans. Her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and invokes the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials: a series of tests meant to find the new ruler of Orl?ans. Edel Beauregard decides to enter, and promises to bind her arcana to keep from having...

Ning enters a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.

"In a small coastal town just a stone's throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most joyous--and painful--moments of their lives. Though they don't know it yet, each will profoundly and unpredictably change the others, forever"--