Akeelah and the Bee

We watched another fabulous family flick this evening. If you haven’t seen Akeelah and the Bee, I highly recommend it. (Be forewarned, there is some foul language.)

Akeelah is an eleven-year old girl at Crenshaw Middle School in south Los Angeles. She is a smart kid bored with school … until she is forced to compete in the first-ever Crenshaw Spelling Bee … and wins. The win secures Akeelah a slot in the Regional Spelling Bee, and she must convince her family—and herself—that she can compete outside Crenshaw.

This one got five thumbs up here at the Burns house.