Who has the drive to come out on top?  Find out in these stories built around contests, rivalries , and other challenges that bring out the competitive spirit.

How I got skinny, famous, and fell madly in love by Ken Baker

Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer

The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy

For real by Alison Cherry

The culling by Steven Dos Santos

Chloe by design: making the cut by Margaret Gurevich; illustrations and photos by Brooke Hagel

The trials by Stacey Kade

Flirty dancing by Jenny McLachlan

Sing me to sleep by Angela Morrison

Naruto. Vol. 13, The chûnin exam concluded—-! by Masashi Kishimoto; translation & English adaptation by Mari Morimoto

Fire & flood by Victoria Scott

Everybody knows your name by Andrea Seigel & Brent Bradshaw

Game on: a Varsity novel by Melanie Spring

Forcing the ace by Erin Thomas

Toriko. Vol. 24, Cooking festival kickoff!! by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro; translation by Christine Dashiell

Notorious: an It Girl novel by Cecily von Ziegesar