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No parm no foul / by Reilly, Linda S.;
"The second book in a delicious culinary cozy series. The muensters have arrived in Balsam Dell in this Halloween cozy mystery featuring a grilled cheese shop owner turned amateur sleuth. After a long hot summer in Balsam Dell, Carly Hale is ready for crisp Vermont weather and gourmet grilled cheeses at her Grilled Cheese Eatery. And the upcoming Halloween food competition is the perfect way to impress the locals. But Ferris Menard, the owner of Sub-a-Dub-Sub, is nursing a serious grudge against Carly. Two days before the competition, one of Carly's employees quit his part-time gig at Menard's sub shop, sending Menard into a serious snit. In a confrontation at the Eatery, Menard accused Carly of sabotage and vowed to bring her down. That's when Menard's body is found in his kitchen the morning after the competition, a steak knife sticking out of his heart. But Menard had a slew of enemies, and if Carly doesn't figure out which one is the culprit, she might find herself-or someone she cares about-serving grilled cheese sandwiches under lock and brie!"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Businesswomen; Restaurants; Cooking; Murder; Cheese; Halloween;

Ice on fire / by Halliwell, Geri,1972-;
"On the brink of discovering who--or what--lies behind her mother's death, Rosie Frost begins a new adventure with a murder to solve, revenge on her mind, and more questions than she has answers. It's a new term at Heverbridge School, and Bloodstone Island is in turmoil: mutant animals are on the loose, jealous classmates want to bring Rosie down, and, even worse, there's a black hole to deal with. Below the island's surface, an everlasting star is growing in strength, and it just may end them all. Rosie discovers the north side of the island, home to the alluring Imperium Palace. But is the palace one of scientific genius or deadly menace? While she fights to know the truth about her past--and her family's ancient ties to Bloodstone--Rosie begins to wonder if the price for the truth may be too high. She must discover what she's really made of as a fresh danger puts her new home--and all that she loves--at risk"--Ages 10 up.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Orphans; Competition; Magic; Schools;

The kite runner / by Hosseini, Khaled,author.;
This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Banned book sanctuary.; Kites; Teenage boys;

The takedown / by Chu, Lily,author.;
"Dee Kwan's secrets for a happy life: Always remain positive, no matter the cost; Realize that every setback is a hidden opportunity; Accept compliments graciously, especially when given by mega-hot rivals; Never, ever question whether any of these mantras actually work. For Dee Kwan, every day is the perfect day. No, really. She has a house she loves, a job she adores, and a ridiculously attractive "nemesis" who never seems to mind when she wins their favorite online game. How can life possibly get better? (It can't, obviously. It can only get much, much worse.) Soon Dee is forced to share her adorably cozy home with her parents and prickly estranged grandmother. Then she's tossed into the deep end, tasked with cleaning up a scandal for intimidatingly chic luxury fashion firm Celeste. If that weren't enough, she discovers her hot-nemesis works there, too ... and Teddy is nothing like the man she thought she knew. Before she can cry foul, Teddy comes clean about his double life: he's the heir to the CEO and he needs her help to make Celeste a better place-for everyone. But that means taking down the old guard-including his father-intent on standing in their way. Now in the center of a dizzying corporate coup, Dee is forced to decide whether she's ready to stop watching the world through rose-colored glasses and instead face the truth: about herself, about her feelings for Teddy, and about what she's willing to do to truly make a difference"--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Competition; Families; Man-woman relationships; Work environment;

The uncharted flight of Olivia West / by Ackerman, Sara,author.;
1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies. When she learns of the Dole Air Race--a high-stakes contest to be the first to make the 2,400 mile Pacific crossing from the West Coast to Hawai'i--she sets her sights on qualifying. But it soon becomes clear that only men will make the cut. In a last-ditch effort to take part, Livy manages to be picked as a navigator for one of the pilots, before setting out on a harrowing journey that some will not survive. 1987. Wren Summers is down to her last dime when she learns she has inherited a remote piece of land on the Big Island with nothing on it but a dilapidated barn and an overgrown mac nut grove. She plans on selling it and using the money to live on, but she is drawn in by the mysterious objects kept in the barn by her late great-uncle--clues to a tragic piece of aviation history lost to time. Determined to find out what really happened all those years ago, Wren enlists the help of residents at a nearby retirement home to uncover Olivia's story piece by piece. What she discovers is more earth-shattering, and closer to home, than she could have ever imagined.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Dole Air Race (1927); Aeronautics; Aeronautics; Inheritance and succession; Interpersonal relations; Women air pilots;

After the wallpaper music / by Mills, Jean,1955-;
"When a Battle of the Bands competition is announced, Flora and her friends are thrilled. Flora wants her string quartet to play a classical song like they always do, but her friends want to play something new. Then, Simon, a talented drummer, who is struggling with a recent loss, invites Flora to join his rock trio. For Flora, finding harmony with her friends, music, and family just became more complicated."--
Subjects: Musicians; Bands (Music); Music; Violin; Grief; Friendship;

Sounds like Christmas / by Munsch, Robert N.,1945-; Martchenko, Michael.;
When Grandma asks her grandkids to decorate the Christmas tree, they compete to create the best one ever.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Humorous fiction.; Grandmothers; Christmas trees; Competition (Psychology);

Dino-boarding / by Wheeler, Lisa,1963-; Gott, Barry.;
Meat-eating and vegetarian dinosaurs compete in surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding events."Ages 5-9"--Page [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Dinosaurs; Extreme sports; Competition (Psychology);

Deadly Games. by Missaghi, Ojan,film director.; Marini, Gilles,actor.; Kalmus, Krista,actor.; Angel, Vanessa,actor.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Gilles Marini, Krista Kalmus, Vanessa AngelOriginally produced by Vertical Entertainment in 2025.Four female influencers are invited to an island by a crypto mogul to partake in a million-dollar contest, but when the dream opportunity becomes a nightmare, they discover that in the deadliest game of all, you can lose more than just followers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Crime.; Social media.; Competition.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;

The hating game [videorecording] / by Bernsen, Corbin,1954-actor.; Hale, Lucy,1989-actor.; Hutchings, Peter(Director),film director.; Jaffrey, Sakina,actor.; Mengert, Christina,screenwriter.; Stowell, Austin,1984-actor.; Thorne, Sally,1981-screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Thorne, Sally,1981-Hating game.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Corbin Bernsen, Sakina Jaffrey.Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R for some sexual content and language.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Competition (Psychology); Man-woman relationships; Success in business;
For private home use only.

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