The Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee (The Spectacular Spelling Bee Series #2)

by Deborah Abela

Overview

A heartwarming story about a girl who is no longer afraid to follow her dreams, and the family who help make them happen.

India Wimple can spell with the best of them. How else would she have won the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee and garnered an invitation to the Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee? India couldn't be more thrilled to travel to London along with the rest of the Wimples. And at first, it seems like a dream come true; she reunites with her spelling bee friends, and they even get to meet the Queen!

But there is skulduggery afoot, with some rather mysterious goings-on going on and a series of accidents that seem to be not-so-accidental after all. India has her suspicions about who is behind the duplicitous demonstrations. But can she solve the mystery in time to save the competition?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492668190
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	03/01/2019
Series:	Spectacular Spelling Bee Series , #2
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.30(d)
Lexile:	710L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Deborah Abela is an award-winning author. She is an ambassador for Room to Read and a Role Model for Books in Homes. Deborah studied communications and worked both as a teacher and the writer/producer of a national kids’ television show in Australia. She lives in Sydney, Australia. Learn more at deborahabela.com.

Editorial Reviews

"Merriment and edification mark this story of bravery, friendship, and logophilia." — Kirkus Reviews

"Anyone who has felt the shiver of nerves caused by stage fright, or has felt invisible to their family because they don’t fit in, or been bullied by others for their appearance, can identify with one of the main characters in this book. Friendship and perseverance are the themes threaded throughout this marvelous tale. This would be a great read around spelling bee time, or any time of year, and is a heartwarming tale for all to enjoy. " — School Library Connection

From the Publisher

2019-01-28

The irrepressible Wimple family returns.

India Wimple, Australia's champion speller, has returned home from her victory at the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee in Sydney. Now that the mayor has awarded her the Yungabilla Medallion and giant plastic zucchini in commemoration of her feat, she just wants to get back to her quiet life. But then a letter arrives: an invitation to the Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee! Soon, the Wimples are off to London, where a mystery arises when a saboteur strikes. India is on the case, joined once again by her sweet and kooky family and pals Rajish and Summer, Australia's other two top spellers. New competitors-turned-friends include bullied English boy Peter and a neglected Canadian girl named Holly, both of whom are looking for acceptance. Absurd humor abounds: When the contestants and their parents meet the queen, Holly's fitness-guru parents try to sell her their Beaut Butts and Guts exercise program; the Wimples can't understand why no-nonsense Nanna Flo keeps giggling (she's smitten with Peter's grandfather); and the bee's special guest is the only three-time world champion, a grown man resembling Liberace. Combine this with Bitskoff's spot cartoons and lots of vocabulary that will be new to many young readers, and much merriment and edification mark this story of bravery, friendship, and logophilia. The cast is primarily white or assumed white; Indian-Australian Rajish and his family are notable exceptions.

Another round of laughs. (Fiction. 7-11)

Kirkus Reviews