Spelldown

By Karon Luddy

Subjects: History, Teachers, South carolina, fiction, Fiction, Alcoholism, Children's fiction, Family problems, Teachers, fiction, Schools, fiction, Spelling bees, Family life, fiction, Alcoholism, fiction, Schools

Description: In 1969, the town of Red Clover, South Carolina, led by an enthusiastic new Latin teacher, supports thirteen-year-old Karlene as she wins her school spelling bee and strives to qualify for the National Bee, despite family problems and a growing desire for romance.