Spelling It Out

by Margaret Finnegan

A rising seventh grader visits his grandmother in San Francisco for a whirlwind summer of spelling bee training, only to begin suspecting she has Alzheimer's, in this witty and compassionate middle grade novel for fans of Al Capone Does My Shirts.

Ben Bellini didn't mean to become a champion speller--after all, he's not a nerd--but he sure does like spelling bee glory now that it's found him. He might even be good...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 166593011X
• ISBN13: 9781665930116
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7