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Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
2) Bee season
Pub. Date
[2006]
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.
3) Jumbo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Spring has sprung, and it's time for the annual fair spelling bee contest! Along with his best pals, Jumbo trains overtime for the big event, because he knows it'll be tough to beat the town's genius student, Bert, who's never misspelled a word! However, the big bad wolf Magnus curses him to completely lose his memory! Will he regain his memory in time for the spelling bee?
4) Spellbound
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
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