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Contenders | Peg Cheng
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Eunice Yang wants just two things in life: to win The Contest and to beat Thad Warfield. Only fifth graders can compete in Soap Lake's annual Brawn and Brains Contest. Winning first place means Eunice will finally get the bike she's always dreamt about: the Rainier Cruiser. But what she wants even more than her dream bike is to beat Thad Warfield, supreme dumbhead and her archenemy since first grade. But this year, The Contest's hundredth anniversary, the rules change. Now, students have to compete in teams of two. Eunice's worst nightmare comes true. She's partnered with-Thad. Together, Eunice and Thad careen through a year filled with cutthroat competitions, vicious squabbles, tetherball death matches, and visits to the principal's office. It's a close race to the very end, when Eunice discovers that being a contender takes more than just brawn and brains-it takes heart-and there are some things more important than winning.
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I really enjoyed this wonderful middle grade novel. Eunice is a highly relatable protagonist. Intelligent, athletic, and empathetic, she also has plenty of flaws that she must learn to overcome throughout the story. Watching her growth as a character was definitely the best part of this middle grade book. #OwnVoices #MiddleGrade #DiverseReads

Chelsibno I also enjoyed the setting. Months ago, I read a string of middle grade and young adult novels with plots inundated with modern technology. This story had a splendidly timeless feel to it. I don‘t recall any explicit mention of internet, cellphones, or any other type of technology that might date the plot. Because of this, it feels like the events could be taking place in the seventies, eighties, nineties, or aughts, which was highly refreshing. 6y
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