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Akeelah and the Bee

by James W. Ellison, Doug Atchison · 2006

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A novelization of the inspirational movie about an 11-year-old girl in South Los Angeles named Akeelah and her quest to make it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee-with help from some very unexpected places.

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moviesmoviesMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisLos AngelesLos AngelesMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 186 pages

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