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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016 · Est. 5 hour read
The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
Written by Deborah Abela
Part of the The Spectacular Spelling Bee series
A girl faces her fears in a spelling bee with family support.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 216 ratings
224 pages· 36,831 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
India Wimple loves spelling but fears competing. Her family believes in her, urging her to enter the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee. Facing fierce rivals and self-doubt, India must find courage. Can she overcome obstacles and discover something splendiferous on the horizon?
From the publisher
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 finds the idea disconcerting. She’s sure she’s not good enough—but her family won’t accept that and encourages her to sign up. There are plenty of obstacles to reaching the finals, and the whole thing seems rather calamitous to India. But with hope, hard work, and a little bit of heart, something splendiferous might be on the horizon…
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 224
- Words
- 36,831
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 680L
Good to know
Stories behind the story
Where did you originally get the idea for this book?
My Grade 4 teacher, Miss Gray, made spelling huge fun, which in turn lead our class to love reading and books. This was written as a tribute to her.
What do you hope children enjoy about your character?
I hope readers love that even though India is painfully shy, the support of her family and entire country town leads her to believe in herself and sign up for the spelling bee.
What is your favorite thing about the Wimple family?
I love the Wimple family and how supportive and quirky they are....I would love to meet them one day. I think that would be a hoot.
What would you say is the primary message of this book?
Even though you may feel small and insignificant, we all count.
During which stage of the ideation/creation process did you know that this particular idea was going to go somewhere?
When the characters came to life and began making me laugh and cry without me having to do anything.
The author
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.9
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 503161
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2018
- First published
- August 6, 2016
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781492662112
- LCCN
- 2017030951
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