After he wins the spelling bee by not-so-honest means, Hooper wonders whether he really deserves to take home the trophy.

Way Past Shame

Written by Hallee Adelman
Illustrated by Karen Wall
Published by Albert Whitman & Co.

Part of the Great Big Feelings series

When a nervous Hooper sees the final spelling bee word on a nearby poster, he takes the easy win. But with his best friend Bax feeling sad over losing, and with Hooper’s family celebrating their “champ,” Hooper needs to find his way past shame and figure out how to spell a new word: T-R-U-T-H.

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