Sumner, Jamie
Summary: When thirteen-year-old Ellie reluctantly agrees to enter a beauty pageant with her best friend Coralee, the director seems determined to feature Ellie and her wheelchair, so she must find a way to participate on her own terms, all while saving her friendship and forming a better relationship with her divorced dad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SUMDiCamillo, Kate
Summary: Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DICManansala, Mia P.
Summary: "Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Or her professional life, since she can't bring herself...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MANMcCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: As the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series continues, Precious Ramotswe is having some financial problems, so her fiance, Mr. Matekoni, teams his business with hers. What Precious finds, though, is that her fiance is the one who needs help. With all this going on, will she have time to focus on her new clients?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCCRoss, Ann B.
Summary: Hazel Marie, former lover of Miss Julia's late husband, needs assistance in staging a beauty contest to determine who will reign as Miss Abbot County Sheriff's Department. Enter Miss Julia. She has plenty of advice for the contestants about maintaining their poise, showcasing their charm, and perfecting their stage presence. Doing her utmost to help the women, Miss Julia must also address...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROSBrandt, Beverly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRARoss, Ann B.
Summary: Hazel Marie, former lover of Miss Julia's late husband, needs assistance in staging a beauty contest to determine who will reign as Miss Abbot County Sheriff's Department. Enter Miss Julia. She has plenty of advice for the contestants about maintaining their poise, showcasing their charm, and perfecting their stage presence. Doing her utmost to help the women, Miss Julia must also address...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROSMartin, Ann M.
Summary: Each member of the Baby-sitters Club sponsors a different girl in the Little Miss Stoneybrook competition, as Dawn also tries to cope with the break-up of her family after her parents are divorced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Summary: "This romantic comedy reminiscent of Miss Congeniality and The Parent Trap shows us that sometimes being pushed out of your comfort zone leads you to the ultimate prize. When Ginny Gorman has a severe allergic reaction the night before the Miss American Treasure competition, she convinces her twin Charlotte to take her place"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WILMurphy, Julie
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Murphy 2015McCall Smith, Alexander
Summary: Between intriguing new cases and troubling personal developments, Precious' hands are full. She investigates the claim of an important government worker, who suspects his brother is being poisoned. Meanwhile, assistant detective Mma Makutsi explores the moral fiber of four beauty pageant contestants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCJaeger, Meredith
Summary: From the author of The Dressmaker's Dowry. In the 1940s young women, winners of beauty contests and dance competitions, flocked to Hollywood with stars in their eyes. Violet Harcourt seems to have disappeared there without a trace. Sixty years later, a young woman sets out to discover what happened to Violet on that long ago summer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JAEClanton, Ben
Summary: Rot is a mutant potato. Like most mutant potatoes, Rot loves all sorts of games and contests. So when he sees a sign for the Cutest in the World Contest, he cant wait to enter. But when Rot realizes who hes up againstan itty-bitty baby bunny, a little-wittle cuddly kitten, and an eenie-weenie jolly jellyfishhe loses confidence. Will the judges find room in their hearts for an adorable mutant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELLISPeschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: It's time for the Blueberry Festival, and everyone in town is busy getting ready. Kylie Jean Carter's momma is baking pies, her pa is picking berries, and Kylie is thinking about becoming the Blueberry Queen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction Peschke 2011Clanton, Ben
Summary: Rot, a mutant potato, enters a "Cutest in the World" contest but worries when he sees his competition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLAClayton, Dhonielle
Summary: Rebellious and outspoken Edel Beauregard enters the Beauty Trials--a deadly competition to find the next Queen of Orleans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CLASalazar, Alicia
Summary: Camila and her Papa enter a televised baking competition, but trying to do everything herself results in a mess so Papa helps to bake strawberry-iced cake pops that could make them sta
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021