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Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an
eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the
objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling
contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence
Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents
of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for
a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and, in turn, unites her
neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
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