Title: Spelldown
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.
Subjects: Spelling bees, History, Teachers, Schools, Family problems, Alcoholism, Fiction, Children's fiction, Family life, fiction, Teachers, fiction, Alcoholism, fiction, Schools, fiction, South carolina, fiction
Places: South Carolina
Time periods: 20th century