How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
Author: Boston Weatherford, Carole
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1466
Points per Word
0.000341
Page Count
40
Points per Page
0.0125
Description
In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. With that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. Story contains racism.