The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee Page 14

  “Thank you, Rajish.”

  He held his finger in the air and whispered so his father wouldn’t hear. “I am only speaking the truth.”

  India laughed, and, just like that, a terribly, horribly shy girl from Yungabilla, who became the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee champion, dug her toes into the warm sand and settled back onto her deck chair on a beach in India, where the story of the Wimples first began.

  About the Author

  Deborah Abela is short and not very brave, which may explain why she writes books about spies, ghosts, soccer legends, and children living in a flooded city battling sea monsters and sneaker waves. When she was in fourth grade, Deb had a wonderful teacher called Miss Gray, who made reading and spelling spectacular fun. Deb has won awards for her books but mostly hopes to be as brave as her characters.

  Find out more about what she’s been up to at deborahabela.com.

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