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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.
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!
4) 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
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...
7) 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...
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
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.
10) Game changers
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.
13) Family feud
Publisher
Ubisoft
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"Survey Says...! Experience the exiciting classic gameplay of America's Hotest game shows at home now!" -- Container.
Publisher
FreemantleMedia
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Richard Dawson hosts this collection of 'Family Feud' all-star specials featuring casts from the top-rated shows of the 1970s and '80s. Your favorite celebs from 'Dallas', 'The Love Boat' and other hit series face off in good-natured competition for charity on one of TV's most popular game shows"--Container.
16) 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.
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
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Game and quiz shows first started appearing on radio broadcasts in the 1930s, led by the CBS network's Professor Quiz, hosted by a man who was neither a professor nor even a college graduate, the first of several frauds that seemed to be endemic to the genre. Professor Quiz was followed by other such game shows as Uncle Jim's Question Bee and Ask It Basket, which in turn spawned successful box games for at-home play. The show Truth or Consequences...
20) What is love?
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
What is love? Answer: From the Latin word for crossroads, this is knowledge so common as to be obscure, the pursuit of which engages millions daily. Question: What is trivia? Trivia is the magic in the mundane, the connection in the commonplace, and Maxine Hart's second-favorite pastime. A self-proclaimed Brooklyn street rat and a high school dropout, Maxine has never been a fan of formal education, but thanks to her ADHD "superpowers," she's a glutton...