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Tiny pretty things volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet academy compete for the status of prima ballerina, with each willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry"--
3) Long shot
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 4
Language
English
Description
A point guard for his school basketball team, Pedro decides to run for class president, but his running mate, Ned, who happens to be the most popular boy in school and Pedro's teammate, does not appreciate the competition.
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Language
English
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In a snow-cloaked kingdom, two rival servants--one who desperately wants to win the approval of the Red Jaga and the other who hopes to escape the Black Jaga--compete for the pure heart of a prince, only to discover they might be falling for each other instead. Includes author's note.
5) The pet war
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Otto wants a dog, and his older sister Lexi wants a cat, so their mother suggests that whoever can raise enough money to pay for their pet can choose--and so the competition begins.
Author
Series
Fence (Graphic novel) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Nicholas, the illegitimate son of a fencing champion, gets his chance to prove himself in the sport when he is accepted to an elite private school, but he must compete against his annoying roommate and his half brother.
7) Dive!!: 1
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Tomoki has long been passionate about the blink-of-an-eye performances that take place on the platform of the 10m dive. But as a member of the Mizuki Diving Club, he'll need more than passion when his team's lackluster record leaves them on the outs with their sponsors!
8) DIVE!!: 2
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
As Tomoki's natural talent for diving blossoms under the guidance of Coach Asaki, his relationships with the people around him sour. The growing rifts start to take a toll on him, worsening his struggle to nail the three-and-a-half somersault dive. But even with all of that going on, Tomoki has to regain his focus...because the trials for the Beijing training camp are fast approaching!
Series
Food wars! volume 5
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The current cooking assignment is to invent a new dish worthy of appearing on the high-class Totsuki Resort's breakfast menu. To create their dishes, Soma and his friends use the combined knowledge and confidence they've gained while at the cooking camp to individually pass the challenge--everyone, that is, except for Soma. Having made a critical error, he finds himself behind with little time left. What can he do to overcome his biggest hurdle yet?...
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Series
Yu-gi-oh! GX volume 5
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"It's the ultimate grudge match between Duel Academy's most promising students, Jaden and Chazz! Can Jaden's Elemental Heroes defeat the overwhelming power of Chazz's dragon deck? As the entire student body watches the match, no one notices another duel taking place in a dark, abandoned building on the other end of the island. It's a Shadow Game, and the stakes are more than honor--they're life and death!" -- p. [4] of cover.
12) Dive!!: 3
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Japanese delegates for the Tokyo Olympics have been selected ... and Youichi's gotten the ticket of his dreams! When the motives behind the JASF's premature decision come to light, though, Youichi is completely thrown off his game. But that won't stop him! Once he's back on his feet, determined to take back the Olympics on his own terms, how might his actions turn the tides?! See what the future holds for the boys of MDC in this final volume of...
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Hunter x hunter volume 1
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of seasickness. Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Skylar Collins of Lovelace Academy intends to win at the Scholastic Exposition, (an extremely nerdy academic competition) using her latest app, which she considers a brilliant piece of coding; but first she has to assemble a team, and she will do anything to accomplish that, even if it means playing Cupid for teammates Joey and Zane--but her people skills are not as good as her coding, and when she starts to feel attracted to Zane things get even...
15) As if on cue
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It seems that aspiring playwright Natalie and musician Reid have been in competition all their young lives, but when they are forced to compete for scarce school budget dollars they embark on an all-out prank war which backfires; now they are forced to cooperate, pool their talents and ambitions to produce a school musical--and not only is cooperation an unfamiliar role, but they are suddenly starting to have feelings for each other.
It seems that...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sasha Johnson-Sun might not know everything--like how to fully heal after her dad's passing or how many more Saturdays her mom can spend cleaning houses. But the one thing Sasha is certain of? She will graduate this year as Skyline High's class valedictorian. At least, she was sure before the principal calls Sasha and her cute, effortlessly gifted ex-best friend, Ezra Davis-Goldberg, into his office to deliver earth-shattering news: they're tied...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her small, wealthy, and prom-obsessed midwestern high school, after all, her family is black and rather poor, especially since her mother died; instead she has concentrated on her grades and her musical ability in the hopes that it will win her a scholarship to elite Pennington College and their famous orchestra where she plans to study medicine--but when that scholarship falls through...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sisters Stella and Ellie Steckler are both determined to win a scholarship and escape their stifling small town, but their plans are upset when a new girl joins the cross country team and then disappears.
Cross-country running is Stella Steckler's life and she won't let anything get in the way of being the best. Her sister Ellie is a talented runner too, but she has friends, goes to parties, has a life off the course. Their lives are upended when...
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