TY  - BOOK
TI  - Akeelah and the bee
AV  - PN1995.9.C45 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA.
PB  - LionsGate Entertainment
KW  - Spelling bees
KW  - Drama.
KW  - School children
KW  - California
KW  - Los Angeles
KW  - Self-esteem in children
N1  - Special features: Making of Akeelah and the bee ; Doug and Keke: two peas in a pod ; Inside the mind of Akeelah ; Keke Palmer "All my girlz" music video ; Gag reel ; Deleted scenes ; Trailers; Director of photography, M. David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young
N2  -  	
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
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