Spelldown

By Karon Luddy

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