Showing results for "Win" in Literature & Fiction

Jody’s little brother Max wants Freddy the frog, a prize at the games along the beach. She hasn’t been lucky yet, but maybe she just needs a few more tries. Will her money add up for another chance?

Wildcats center PJ Harris is the tallest player on the team. Everyone expects him to be a natural on the court. He's an all-star, except for one thing. He's horrible at free throws. When a game comes down to PJ's free throws making the difference between win or lose, he freaks! Can he solve his problem in time to earn back the respect of his coach and teammates and himself?

The game is on in this fun-filled middle grade debut about chess, girl power, and performance anxiety in sports, perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Celia C. Pérez! The clock is ticking for May Li, whose middle-school chess team just earned a victory at the state championship—and with it, a...

A “must-read for tweens and their parents"" (SLJ, starred review), this funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut follows 12-year-old loner Hazel Hill, who after one of her classmates is harassed online, devises a plan to catch the school's golden boy in the act. Seventh...

The seventh animal in the hilarious AWESOME ANIMALS series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife. Watch out for Larry the drama-loving llama in the next instalment of the wonderful AWESOME ANIMALS series...

Etta isn't like other kids at school, and she's proud of it. The class misanthrope and the owner of the greenest hair at Doolittle Middle School, she's still reeling from a painful friendship breakup, making her more than happy to burn middle-school bridges before she heads off to the local alternative high school next year.

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him? Find out in this powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don’t make the rules—just right for...

Jennie McGrady is quickly gaining a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and it isn't going unnoticed by the local media. But the glamour of publicity is getting old, and Jennie would love to disappear into the crowd - especially when a plea from Courtney Evans leaves her out in the cold. Courtney is the typical wild sixteen-year-old: weird hair, strange friends, and an attitude to boot. But underneath the hype Jennie finds a compassionate, hurting friend who is running scared.

Die Uhren auf dem Schnuppestern ticken anders. Kein Wunder. Denn ein Tag dauert so lange, bis alle Menschen, Tiere und Aliens, die dort wohnen, einmal mit AAAAAAAAAH-Rufen dran waren. Das hört sich zwar seltsam an, aber irgendwie musste man doch festlegen, wie lange ein Tag zu dauern hat. Schließlich saust der Schnuppestern geradewegs durchs Universum und dreht sich nicht, wie etwa die Erde, um sich selbst und um eine Sonne. An manchen Tagen und Wochen ist es daher so zappenduster wie stockdunkel dort – von den unendlich vielen Sternen einmal abgesehen.

Willkommen bei “Irgendwas mit... Selbstwert!”, dem offiziellen Podcast von Depression Loose - Soul Wins, bei dem wir uns über Dinge unterhalten, die uns gut tun. Wir wollen gemeinsam mit euch herausfinden was uns in schlechten Zeiten gut tun kann.

The fourth story featuring the madcap ten-year-old, Flossie Teacake. Her older sister's magic fur coat transforms Flossie into Floz, a teenager who can go anywhere and do anything - including buying a lottery ticket and winning a million pounds.

From Award-winning author Adib Khorram comes a unique picture book—adapted for audio—about what you risk losing when all you care about is winning. Winning is Bijan's favorite thing. And Bijan always wins. But after declaring himself the winner of drawing and dinosaurs and even of lunch...

Wendy and Wade love to play their favorite sport--Woggleball--and, like most kids, they like to win. But after a disappointing loss leaves Wendy and Wade ready to quit, they turn to their grandpa for advice. Papa tells them:"Woggles are winners, yes, that much is true.But whether you win depends...

Join us on a whimsical journey through the enchanting lands of Once Upon a Dreamtime, where dreams come to life in stories filled with wonder, excitement, and imagination. Allow these delightful tales to sweep you away into a world of fantasy and magic.