The Spelling Bee

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer #4

by Catherine Nichols (Adapted by), Mark Twain, Amy June Bates (Illustrator)

The circus has come to town, and Tom’s dreaming of seeing the big top. So when his teacher announces that whoever wins the spelling bee will get a free ticket, Tom is even willing to study! But will he also cheat to get what he wants? A fun story about doing the right thing, even if it means giving up something you really want.

32 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2007

About the author

As the author of more than 60 books for readers of all ages, Catherine Nichols has written on a wide variety of topics, including art, animals, and ASL. And that's just the A's! When not writing and editing, she teaches fiction writing and provides editorial services to aspiring writers. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and their much pampered pug.

Reviews

[lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

he said too bad and then he went to school and sat down by becky thatcher and then he buried his face in his lesson book. his teacher said spell circus and then he said i can't spell that, and he saw it on a sign and then he said, c-i-r-c-u-s. and then he's like, correct. and then becky has to spell cheater and she spells c-h-e-e-t-e-r and then she has to sit back down and tom sawyer was the only one standing up. he had to give it to becky because he looked at the sign and tricked them.

[Balaguru · Rating 5 out of 5]

very cute story. I think most of us miss this kind of adventure in our life