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How Do You Spell G-E-E-K?

by Julie Anne Peters

Friendship Under Pressure at the Spelling Bee

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Friendship Under Pressure at the Spelling Bee

Kimberly and Ann share a long-held goal: reaching the National Spelling Bee during their final eligible year in eighth grade. Their intensive preparation takes a more complicated turn when Ann is paired with Lurlene Brueggemeyer, a new student whose spelling talent makes her a serious contender. Set against school competition and the prospect of Washington, D.C., the novel uses the spelling-bee challenge to examine what happens when close friends’ ambitions begin to collide. The central tension lies not only in who advances, but in how rivalry reshapes a friendship as the girls face the possibility of competing for the same prize.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Kids interested in spelling bees and academic competitions
  • Readers of school-based stories about friendship and rivalry
  • Middle-grade readers who enjoy stories centered on personal goals

Themes

FriendshipCompetitionAmbitionSchool lifeRivalry

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Book overview

The bond between best friends is put to the test as they compete for spelling bee glory in this novel from National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters.

Best friends Kimberly and Ann both have a dream to make it to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Eighth grade is the last year they can qualify, so they are practicing day and night. But when Ann is assigned to sponsor new student Lurlene Brueggemeyer, who turns out to be an amazing speller, suddenly her relationship with Kimberly and her chances of winning the competition are put to the test. If the three girls end up competing against each other for the prize, that can spell only one thing: t-r-o-u-b-l-e.
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