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A heartwarming story about a girl who's afraid to follow her dreams, and the family who help make them happen.India Wimple can spell. Brilliantly. Every Friday night, she and her family watch the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee on TV. When the Wimples suggest she enter the next Bee, India feels nothing but trepidation. She's sure she's not good enough but with the support of her family, India finds the courage to sign up. There are plenty of obstacles to reaching the finals, like Summer Millicent Ernestine Beauregard-Champion, a spoiled rich girl who isn't afraid to step on anyone who gets in her way of winning. The whole thing seems rather calamitous to India. But with hope, hard work, and a little bit of heart, something splendiferous might be on the horizon.
About the Author
Deborah Abela Dip Teach, BA (Comm) Children's AuthorAfter completing a teaching degree, Deb went to Africa, where she was caught in a sandstorm, harassed by monkeys and thrown in jail twice! She produced and wrote a national kids' TV show before leaving to write 26 children's books, including the Max Remy Superspy (Spyforce in the US) and Jasper Zammit (Soccer Legend) series. Her crankiness about climate change led to the novels, Grimsdon, New City and Final Storm. Teresa A New Australian was inspired by her dad, who, with a million other refugees, sailed to Australia after surviving WW2. Her latest books are The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, The Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee and a picture book called, Wolfie, An Unlikely Hero, chosen by Dolly Parton to be part of her Imagination Library. www.deborahabela.com
