Tod Munn is a bully who has been busted. He has been sentenced to afternoon detentions with Mrs. Woodrow, the guidance counselor. He must use his detention time to scrawl his story in a beat up notebook. Tod's grades are excellent and his favorite class is English with Mr. Harmon. Unfortunately, Mr. Harmon is not as supportive as he could be. Tod enters the Spelling Bee without invitation or the green spelling study sheets. He is, in actuality, the winner, but the results are skewed to favor a more traditional student. Tod is economically disadvantaged, but understands the importance of being there for his friends. This book is humorous...Great last line...Great tribute to the power of the written word.
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13
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