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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
"Raymie Clarke has a plan. Two days ago, her father left home with a dental hygienist. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and Beverly Tapinski, who's determined to sabotage...
2) Dumplin'
Author
Series
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Language
English
Description
When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The last thing sixteen-year-old Maisie Martin thought she'd be doing over vacation is entering a beauty pageant. Not when she's spent most of her life hiding her body from everyone. Not when her Dad is AWOL and her gorgeous older sister has returned to rock Maisie's already shaky confidence. And especially not when her best friend starts flirting with the boy she's always loved. But Maisie's got something to prove. As she writes down all the ways...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minna have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Pre-Teen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minna realizes what life in their small town in the Pacific Northwest has been like for her more outgoing, darker-skinned sister.
7) Time to roll
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
201 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 24
Pub. Date
2010
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nancy and her friends Bess and George solve the mystery of who sabotaged the makeovers they won from a contest.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 15
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Dawn's a little jealous when there's a formal ceremony to welcome Jessi and Mallory into the Baby-sitters Club. Don't people know that Dawn's a special baby-sitter too? Then it's Dawn's turn to shine. Mrs. Pike wants Dawn to help prepare Margo and Claire for the Little Miss Stoneybrook contest. So what if Margo's only talent is peeling a banana with her feet? Dawn's going to help her charges win that contest any way she can. The only trouble is...Kristy,...
10) Paige the pony
Author
Series
Fairy animals of Misty Wood volume 10
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
128 pages: illustrations, map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Paige the Pony can't wait for the Midsummer Pony Gala--she wants to enter the Prettiest Pony Competition. She just needs to untangle her mane, smooth her coat, and brush out her tail. But when Paige's friends in Misty Wood ask for her help, will she be able to keep herself neat and tidy?" -- Page [4] cover.
11) Coyote queen
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Desperate for the prize money to escape her mother's abusive boyfriend, twelve-year-old Fud enters a beauty pageant, but her eerie connection to nearby coyotes helps her see who she is meant to be and who she can truly save.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
10 books (375, 15 pages ; 21 cm), 1 reading guide ; in canvas bag (45 x 36 cm)
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
HL 670L
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sick of living in the shadow of her seven-year-old pageant queen sister who is praised for her looks, Lexi resolves to get a makeover when she determines her personality just isn't enough to garner the attentions of boys.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The erratic former queen, Sophia, has been imprisoned. Peace has returned to Orléans. Her sister, Charlotte, sits on the throne and invokes the ancient tradition of the Beauty Trials: a series of tests meant to find the new ruler of Orléans. Edel Beauregard decides to enter, and promises to bind her arcana to keep from having an unnatural advantage. But the trials are far more dangerous than any of the dozen hopefuls bargained for. Some perish--and...
15) Rebel McKenzie
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When feisty twelve-year-old Rebel McKenzie, an aspiring paleontologist, goes to spend the summer taking care of her older sister's seven-year-old son at the mobile home park in Frog Level, Virginia, she never expects to enter a beauty pageant or meet a hand model.
16) School of Charm
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After her beloved father's death in 1977, eleven-year-old tomboy Chip tries to fit with her family of beauty queens, making unlikely new friends at Miss Vernie's unusual charm school in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
17) The pretty app
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Blake Dawkins competes against girls across the country for a spot on a reality television show through the Pretty App, but difficulties at home and a desire to be more than just her high school's "mean girl" lead her to transform herself into the person she really wants to be.
18) Tiara Saurus Rex
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tina Saurus-Rex is a fierce young competitor. She always has to win the Miss Dinosaur pageant. Will Patty Saurus, Stef O'Saurus, Teri Dactyl, and Sarah Topps be brave enough to challenge her?"--
19) Red
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a town that values red hair above all else, someone threatens to expose pageant contestant Felicity's secret about her coppery locks.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Gabby's summer vacation isn't shaping up to be that great. Her dad was just deployed overseas, and Gabby is staying at her grandmother's house with her mom and baby sister until he returns. The one bright spot is that Gaby plans to sign up for the local softball league--her greatest love and a passion she shares with her Dad who was a pitcher in college. But when Gabby goes to sign up for the summer league, she discovers that there wasn't enough interest...