The students in Miss Molina's third grade class are abuzz with
excitement about the upcoming spelling bee, where they will be competing
against the two other classes in third grade. Simon Ellis, who just
happens to be good at a lot of other things, is also very good at
spelling. But Simon's best friend, Jackson, tells him that it's getting
boring losing to Simon all the time. Simon is stuck in an impossible
situation: Jackson will be mad whether he spells all the words correctly
for their team or if he makes a mistake on purpose and causes his team
to miss out on the all-you-can-eat pie buffet. Simon's competitive
spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win
is to take a chance and let other people shine.
Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ is the fourth book in the Franklin
School Friends series by Claudia Mills.