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Title:
Akeelah and the bee
Summary:
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of. First Akeelah has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
Year Published:
2006
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition:
Full screen [ed.].
Note:
Full screen (1.33:1) presentation.

Special features: Making of 'Akeelah and the bee'; Two peas in a pod; Inside the mind of Akeelah; Keke Palmer "All My Girlz' music video; Gag reel; Deleted scenes.
Grade Interest level:
Young Adult
Curriculum Objective:
Added Title:
Starbucks Entertainment (Firm)
Electronic Access:
DVD MP AKE
UPC:
031398195962

057373171554 (Maple Pictures)
Publisher:
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, c2006.