As captain of Room Nine's field day team, Junie B. Jones tries to rally her troops after they lose several events.

"Across a range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, Novak's assured prose and expansive imagination introduce readers to people, places, and premises that are hilarious, insightful, provocative, and moving-often at the same time. In One More Thing, a boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes - only to discover that claiming the winnings may unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins -...

When Tommy is sent to a special camp to make him into a "winner," he discovers that his fellow campers are competitive to the point of obsession, and that a particular teacher, Mrs. Maargh, takes winning very seriously.

An overly confident cheetah challenges a pack of clever kittens to a race.

The Little Princess loves to win, and at home everyone usually lets her. At school though, even when she tries her hardest, it seems she can't do anything right But she soon discovers that winning is much more fun when she really deserves it.

Tractor Mac enters the tractor pull at the county fair.

When he goes to a carnival with Sarah and his cousin Percy, Rotten Ralph learns that winning is not everything.

A zoo animal baseball team learns that it is better to please God than to win.

Wendy and Wade are finally old enough to play Woggleball and consult their Papa about how to win, but his advice about starting well and staying positive is not easy, at first.

Max and Kelly both want to win the election for class president, but when one of them loses, the winner finds a way to make the loser feel better.