Akeelah and the Bee (2006; rating PG)
Thursday, March 27th @ 7:00 p.m.
Richard B. Harrison Public Library
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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's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. What she and her family learn in the process turns out to be the greatest prize.
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