The Year Of The Dog
Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 67
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: taiwanese americans, chinese new year, family, contests [X], theater, schools [X], family life [X]
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective, to solve the crime.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: bean, clarice (fictitious character), schools [X], contests [X], family life [X], humorous stories, family, mystery and detective stories, school stories, england, humorous fiction, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, families, mystery fiction
Allie, First At Last
Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: hispanic american families, great-grandfathers, contests [X], self-confidence, best friends, elementary schools, hispanic americans, family life [X], friendship, schools [X]
Allie, Ganadora Por Fin
Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: hispanic american families, great-grandfathers, contests [X], self-confidence, best friends, elementary schools, hispanic americans, family life [X], friendship, schools [X], spanish language materials, latinos (u.s.), school stories, spanish language
The Size Of The Truth
Eleven-year-old Sam Abernathy, extremely overprotected and a reluctant celebrity since he was trapped in a well at age four, dreams of becoming a chef and starts by entering a local cook-off.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1000
subjects: school stories, celebrities, families, family life [X], middle schools, schools [X], cooking, contests [X], texas
Cruzita And The Mariacheros
"Cruzita must save her family's failing panaderia by winning a mariachi band contest--the only problem is she hates mariachi and cannot speak Spanish"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mariachi, schools [X], contests [X], families, mexican americans, family life [X], school fiction
Emily's Cupcake Magic!
Cupcake Club founder Katie Brown's stepsister Emily enters a baking contest at her new school and discovers her own way to bake.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: friendship, contests [X], baking, schools [X], stepsisters, families, family life [X], school fiction