Detectives' Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn't one of them. He's only an assistant at his uncle's detective agency, and he's not sure he's even very good at that. Toby's friend Ivy is the best sleuth around -- or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the World's Greatest Detective. But when what was supposed to be a game turns into...

When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project.

The prize: $10 million The rules: Be the first to complete ten tasks assigned by the Benefactor. Do not ask questions. Do not tell anyone what you're doing. Do not fail. The consequences: Unknown Maiv is a model daughter, a caring older sister, a top student-the responsible one. She's not someone who'd get mixed up in something as risky as the Contest. But the huge prize would help her afford college and help her family make ends meet....

Bernie Bridges, the egotistical planner and schemer for a group of fourth-graders at The Rotten School, is determined to outsmart his rival in a pie-eating contest.

To win the school's cook-off and get a year of free pizza, Finley Flowers and her best friend Henry have to come up with a totally original recipe--the only problem is that neither of them has any idea how to cook.

Ana has three choices: One, stay with her abusive foster parents and watch her little sister, Izzy, get hurt. Two, expose their abuse and risk being separated from Izzy. Or three, join the Contest, win the prize money, and escape together. No matter what Ana chooses, the odds are against her.

Rotten School's resident egotist and schemer, fourth-grader Bernie Bridges, is determined to win a contest for the best horror video in hopes of being cast in alumnus B.A. Gool's next film.

As the annual I. B. Rotten Competition approaches, the school's egotistical schemer, Bernie Bridges, fears that his pet parrot, Lippy, is no longer a good luck charm.

"A story of a citywide scavenger hunt and a girl who learns that family--and weirdness--is relative"--Publisher.

Fleischman Middle School has won the regional Math-Tastic competition the last two years, but just before this year's contest, the trophies are stolen--the four friends of Snoops, Inc. have a suspect (or two), but when they set out to solve the mystery their investigation takes an unexpected turn.