Spelldown
By: Karon Luddy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Spelling bees -- Fiction; Family problems -- Fiction; Teachers -- Fiction; Alcoholism -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction; South Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
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.