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Author
Series
Hunger Games volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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Description
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone fighting against you? Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying...
Publisher
Ammo Content
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As Jeopardy marks its 50th anniversary, including 30 years with Alex Trebek, take a look at the phenomenon of game shows, the iconic hosts and personalities, the contestants, and the triumphs and controversies that have shaped the evolution of this important part of our culture. See the power and influence of game shows and television personalities web2sve invited into our living rooms.
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"This work profiles the private lives and careers of 32 American game show hosts. Organized alphabetically by host, each chapter begins with a personal profile, family information, and a complete career history. Following is a biography highlighting the most significant developments of each host's early life and career. Frequently, the biography is accompanied by personal interviews"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"To win Mr. Lemoncello's new television game show, Kyle and his team have to break out of their comfort zone and walk a mile in other characters' shoes and figure out how to unlock a series of locks and break out of the game before their competition!"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive. Five contestants have been chosen to compete for ten million dollars on the game show One Lucky Winner. The catch? None of them knows what (or who) to expect, and it will be live streamed all over the world. Completely secluded in an estate in Northern California, with strict instructions not to leave the property and zero contact with the outside world, the competitors start...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton volume 17
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Geronimo goes on a TV gameshow in order to keep his newspaper from being taken over by Cheesecake. Cheesecake! A mysterious one-eyed rat was trying to steal The Rodent's Gazette from under my snout! I had to stop him -- but how? My business manager, Shif T. Paws, came up with a plan. He arranged for me to appear on a TV quiz show. If I won, the Gazette was safe. But if I lost -- SQUEAK! -- I had to give up my tail!
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people's lives. The most popular game show is The Running Man, where convicts can win pardons instead of 'parting gifts' by defeating murderous henchmen known as stalkers.
10) 13 sins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Elliot Brindle is a bright, meek salesman, drowning in debt, and desperate. He receives a phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show. In order to win $6.2 million, he must execute thirteen tasks. Elliot dismissively follows through with his first two instructions. With thousands of dollars suddenly appearing in his bank account, Elliot remains skeptical. As the tasks grow more extreme, Elliot's need to complete the game leads...
11) I'm game!
Author
Series
Katie Kazoo switcheroo volume 21
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2006]
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Katie magically turns into her father right before he is set to appear on his favorite television game show, but unfortunately she cannot answer a single question.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebook Fire
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night? On the reality show It's Behind You!, five contestants competing for prize money must survive the night in the dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, rumored to be haunted by the Puckered Maiden, a ghost who eats the hearts of her victims. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear, or each other? As the production crew ramps up the frights,...
Author
Series
Nora Roberts novel volume 45
Language
English
Description
Letting go has never been more intoxicating than in this electrifying story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. TV producer Johanna Patterson knows that the entertainment industry is a man's world -- especially for a man like Sam Weaver. His tough good looks have propelled him to movie stardom. But Johanna can't be won over by a pretty face. The problem is that Sam is not quite the man Johanna thought he was. He's better. And for...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A funny, poignant, and page-turning debut novel that skewers billionaire-funded space travel in a love story of interplanetary proportions.
"Amber Kivinen is moving to Mars. Or at least, she will be if she wins a chance to join MarsNow. She and twenty-three reality TV contestants from around the world--including attractive Israeli soldier Adam, endearing fellow Canadian Pichu, and an assortment of science nerds and wannabe influencers--are competing...
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"For 36 years, Jeopardy! has been a TV mainstay. In that time, it has become a deeply entrenched American tradition and the sort of cross-generational touchstone the likes of which are few and far between in modern television -- a show beloved by everyone from Solange Knowles to George Clooney to the Auburn Tigers. This is the book about Jeopardy!: its history and how it comes together how the most successful players use strategy to dominate the man-myth-legend...
Author
Publisher
Afterglow Books, Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Holden James picked the worst time to have a meltdown. His chance to audition for his favorite game show, Madcap Market, should have been a moment of triumph, a glorious, loving homage to his adored mom, who died six years ago. Instead, he's destroying the minibar in a grim Los Angeles hotel room? recently dumped, partnerless and sliding into misery. But at least the hotel service is sublime. It even comes with an unfairly fit and sexy (smart-ass)...
17) The Slime Wars
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Justin and the other Daleside Drive boys are ecstatic over being chosen for the new kids' game show "Slime Wars," but their excitement is dampened when they are required to include three girls on their team.
18) No fixed address
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Felix's appearance on a television game show reveals that he and his mother have been homeless for a while, but also restores some of his faith in other people.
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