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The real winner The real winner Charise Neugebauer Competitive Rocky Raccoon turns everything he does into a contest until Humphrey Hippopotamus takes him on a fishing trip and helps him to see that winning isn't everything. OL14863577W
The tortoise or the hare The tortoise or the hare Joe Cepeda,Slade Morrison,Toni Morrison Jamey Tortoise is smarter than anyone else and Jimi Hare is faster, but when a race is announced each consults a reporter about how to get what he really wants when and if he should win. OL15059472W
I want to win! I want to win! Tony Ross The Little Princess loves to win, and at home everyone usually lets her. At school though, even when she tries her hardest, it seems she can't do anything right But she soon discovers that winning i… OL16555744W
Splat the Cat makes dad glad Splat the Cat makes dad glad Rob Scotton,Alissa Heyman Hoping to cheer up his dad after a disappointing soccer game, Splat enters a Cat School Picnic father-son six-legged race that does not turn out quite as expected. OL17859477W
Panhandle pioneer Panhandle pioneer Bradford Scott From the author of "Texas Ranger." A man who wins a wagon in a poker game sets out on the open prairie and comes up with an ingenious idea to raise his fortune. OL17899926W
Simon Ellis, spelling bee champ Simon Ellis, spelling bee champ Claudia Mills Simon Ellis and the rest of the third grade Franklin School Friends participate in a spelling bee where Simon's competitive spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win is t… OL17910489W
The cat, the devil, and Lee Fontana The cat, the devil, and Lee Fontana Shirley Rousseau Murphy When Satan tempts him with the promise of one more successful robbery, thief Lee Fontana, the night before he is paroled, must make a life-changing decision with the help of a spirited phantom cat wh… OL18008509W
Willy the Scrub Willy the Scrub James McEwan Willy and his friends have just started 5th grade and they want to be part of the 'in' crowd, the jocks. The fall football season leaves Willy a benchwarmer, or scrub, but he goes out for wrestling i… OL1950987W
Luigi and the barefoot races Luigi and the barefoot races Dan Paley On Regent Street in Philadelphia, stories are still told of Luigi, who could run faster than anybody and never lost a race on those long-ago summer evenings when neighbors would gather on front stoop… OL20009028W
Goosebumps Most Wanted - Creature Teacher - The Final Exam Goosebumps Most Wanted - Creature Teacher - The Final Exam R. L. Stine It doesn't take long for Tommy to find out he's in big trouble. His whole family is obsessed with "being the best" and so he is sent off to a special camp to help make him into a "winner." When Tommy… OL20332388W
Penalty kick Penalty kick Mike Lupica Twelve-year-old Jake must leave his championship soccer team to play on a team with a losing record when his family moves to a neighboring town. OL2727942W
Fair and squaresville Fair and squaresville Allia Zobel Nolan Taking advantage of visitors is the name of the game on Cheater's island. Thanks to Lyle and his friends, the island's residents realize that playing fair is fun! OL27719220W
The big bike race The big bike race Lucy Jane Bledsoe Ernest Peterson's hopes of winning the Washington, D.C., Citywide Cup bicycle race are shattered when his grandmother gives him a huge, clunky, yellow bike for his tenth birthday. OL2916194W
Buddy Rock's race Buddy Rock's race Green, Kate. When Buddy Rocks trips among the other dinosaur runners and comes in last in the race, his father gives him advice on letting go of his feelings of anger and frustration and moving on to new challeng… OL3459151W
The big race The big race Morgan Matthews Tired of losing every event in the animals' annual sports contest, Manny Moose decides to concentrate his efforts on training for just one event, the cross-country race. OL4105795W
Winners and losers Winners and losers Stephen Hoffius When a heart condition threatens to curtail his friend Daryl's track career, Curt finds himself taking Daryl's place as lead contender for the conference championship and as the new obsession of Dary… OL4314400W
The stinky sneakers contest The stinky sneakers contest Julie Anne Peters Earl and Damian jeopardize their friendship when they compete in a contest to see who has the smelliest sneakers. OL476860W
Winning isn't always 1st place Winning isn't always 1st place Dallas Groten A collection of thirty-seven devotions based on actual competitions, triumphs, and defeats of the Wykoff, Minnesota track team. OL4769865W
Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day Barbara Park Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here's the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kind… OL66259W
Cork and Fuzz Cork and Fuzz Dori Chaconas A possum and a muskrat become friends despite their many differences. OL78898W
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