Book by Rachel Sheinkin.

Music and lyrics by William Finn

 

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime who learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. For this quirky yet charming cast of outsiders, a spelling bee becomes the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.