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1) Bad words
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners approach to life.
Author
Publisher
The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mizz Lizzie is the busiest bee in town, and she is determined to win the school spelling contest--but after studying all night she falls asleep during the contest, and when she finally wakes up she realizes that she has to learn to stop and smell the flowers.
Author
Series
Captain Awesome volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Captain Awesome is up against Miss Stinky Pinky in the second grade spelling bee.
Author
Series
Henry Heckelbeck volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When his normally strong spelling skills are challenged by a bad case of nerves during an exciting Brewster Elementary spelling bee, Henry Heckelbeck uses magic to cope, only to trigger unexpected mayhem"--
6) Bee season
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Eliza demonstrates such an amazing gift for spelling any word given to her that her father Saul insists on coaching her himself. As Eliza's success continues, Saul's newfound devotion grows...causing huge changes for the entire family.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sister Bear has made it to the school spelling bee! Papa Bear is very proud and excited to help her practice...and practice...and practice.... But will all of this p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e take all of the f-u-n out of spelling for Sister?"--p. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Judy Moody volume 11
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem to be working. She can't stop winning-at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C."--
Author
Series
Spectacular spelling bee volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming story about a girl who's afraid to follow her dreams, and the family who help make them happen. India Wimple can spell. Brilliantly. Every Friday night, she and her family watch the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee on TV. When the Wimples suggest she enter the next Bee, India feels nothing but trepidation. She's sure she's not good enough ? but with the support of her family, India finds the courage to sign up. There are plenty...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.
Author
Series
Spectacular spelling bee volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
India and her family travel to London, England for an international spelling bee, where she reconnects with friends, meets the queen, and investigates mysterious goings-on.
13) Spelling trouble
Author
Series
Misadventures of Salem Hyde volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frequently admonished for her impulsive behavior, Salem Hyde, a young witch, ignores long lectures by her dignified animal companion and enters a spelling competition at school only to discover that the "spelling" involves words instead of magic.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In 1969, the town of Red Clover, South Carolina, led by an enthusiastic new Latin teacher, supports thirteen-year-old Karlene as she wins her school spelling bee and strives to qualify for the National Bee, despite family problems and a growing desire for romance.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Preparing for spelling bees, having a secret admirer, and waiting for her chest size to catch up with her enormous feet are pressure enough, but twelve-year-old Vanessa must also deal with loneliness and very real fears as her mother, Florida's Governor, runs for President of the United States.
Author
Series
Franklin School friends volume 4
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Simon Ellis and the rest of the third grade Franklin School Friends participate in a spelling bee where Simon's competitive spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win is to take a chance and let other people shine.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When Gordon Liddy Community School's resident tattletale-detective, Chrissie Woodward, realizes that the adults are out to fix the big spelling bee, she transfers her loyalty to her fellow students and starts collecting evidence. Told through in-class letters, administrative memos, file notes from Chrissie's investigation, and testimony from spelling bee contestants.
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