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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
A Prize Inside A Prize Inside Anastasia Suen,Mike Laughead,Claudia Heck,Michael Laughead Rico is missing just one Hero Cat prize. Robot and Rico take a trip to the grocery store. With Robot's special tricks, Rico is sure he'll get the prize he wants. Even if he has to check every cereal … OL15172770W
Excellent Emma Excellent Emma Sally Warner When the third-graders compete in the first annual winter games, Emma feels that she must win in order to prove to her father, who is divorced from her mother and lives in England with his new wife, … OL15211174W
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
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
I never win! I never win! Judy Delton Charles becomes increasingly frustrated as he watches everyone else win prizes. OL1926887W
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
Body check Body check Robert Hirschfeld Twelve-year-old Brent Mullen discovers that the new assistant hockey coach is teaching the defensemen on his team illegal moves to help them win at any cost. OL2626107W
Emily's Art Emily's Art Peter Catalanotto Emily paints four pictures and enters one in the first-grade art contest, but the judge interprets Emily's entry as a rabbit instead of a dog. OL38209W
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
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
Herbie Bear and the big race Herbie Bear and the big race Cecilia Minden "In this simple story belonging to the third level of Herbie Bear Readers, young Herbie learns about teamwork and patience during his school's field day events"--Provided by publisher. OL5702768W
Miss Little's Losers Miss Little's Losers Robert Rayner The Brunswick Valley School soccer team are not just bad -- they're terrible. They haven't won a game all season and they bicker endlessly amongst themselves. They're such a disaster that their coach… OL6083139W
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