Arcadia Public Library

Describes the history and process of invention and lists national middle school and high school level invention contests and entrance rules, regional inventors' clubs, and ideas for projects.

"Win the blue ribbon every time! Master Gardener Jodi Torpey (WesternGardeners.com) offers all the information you need to grow champion vegetables -- beans, beets, cabbages, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and tomatoes -- covering everything from choosing the right varieties and scheduling planting dates to harvesting, preparing, and transporting your produce. She also walks you through every aspect of competitive showing,...

When Geronimo Stilton learns someone wants to steal the antique silver skates being offered as a prize in Mouse Island's annual winter Ice Skating Championships, he races to uncover the mysterious thief and save the prize.

"After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. But between the fearsome new Head Minister's strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton's curse steadily worsening, Amari's plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines....

Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for Galactivision-- part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part, a very large, but very subtle part, continuation of the wars of the past. This year, a bizarre and unsightly species has looked up from its muddy planet-bound cradle, and found glitter. And lipstick. And pyrotechnics. And electric guitars. A band of human musicians, dancers, and roadies...

Every year, the famous International Cheese Cook-Off brings together the finest mouse chefs from every corner of the globe. When someone threatens the competition, Basil is called to Paris to investigate.

"In a new fantasy novel from Mary Weber, bestselling author of the Storm Siren series and the Sofi Snow books, one girl makes a stand against society and enters a world made exclusively for boys. Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port receive a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. Every year, the poorer residents look to see that...

Supported by her friends, Sierra enters a local singing contest, but her confidence falters when she sees her talented competition.

When her mother enters the town's baking competition, Sophie is excited to be her mother's assistant and tries to come up with some new recipes to prepare for the contest.