***Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported Avant-garde’s current age and her age when she won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. You can find Scripps News using your TV’s digital antenna or stream for free. See all the ways you can watch Newsy here:
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Scripps News is the nation’s only free 24/7 national news network. Simplemost and the Scripps National Spelling Bee share a parent company, The EW Scripps Company. I’m here to say you can do it too.”Ĭongrats to the new author on her latest accomplishment! “But they are most of all dedicated to the kids who are nervous about picking up a book and reading it, who don’t read them simply because they think they are not good at it.
“These books are for the readers who have their favorite stories memorized forward and backward and dare their parents not to read to them at bedtime (like me),” she shared in the press release via People. In a press release shared with People magazine, Avant-garde said she wrote the books to serve a wide-ranging audience. Heather Harvey/Scripps National Spelling Bee Preorders for the hardcover or ebook copy of “Words of Wonder from Z to A” can be made via the publisher or Amazon. At the end of the book, a special section is dedicated to the origins of each word, which is similar to what the Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants study. Random House describes each page as “bright and busy” with inspiring quotes from famous people in history. Written for younger children ages 3-7, this picture book brings 26 of the author’s favorite words to life, including “hope,” “kindness” and “resilience.” Just a few weeks later, on June 27, Avant-garde’s second book, “Words of Wonder from Z to A,” will hit the market. The book will be published as a hardcover, e-book and audiobook.
You can pre-order “It’s Not Bragging If It’s True” directly from the publisher or on Amazon. The middle-grade level book (ages 8-12), written by Avant-garde (with Marti Dumas) is a nonfiction account of the author’s life, her response to her instant fame following her Scripps National Spelling Bee victory, and advice for other kids who have “small-, medium-, and even big-sized dreams,” according to Penguin Random House’s description. Penguin Random House will release “It’s Not Bragging If It’s True” on May 2. I hope everyone’s having a great week! /Ogwoq1mflh Hi everyone! I would like to announce that I have 2 books coming out this summer. The new author will release two books in 2023.įollowers of the young celebrity got their first glance at the new books thanks to a Jan. And, as a proven high achiever, she didn’t settle for writing only one book. Now, just a few short years later, Avant-garde is adding a new title to her impressive list of accomplishments: children’s book author. Her victory marked the first time in the history of the prestigious event that an African American student took home the championship. She burst into the national spotlight in 2021 when she won the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the age of 14. Fifteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde has accomplished more than most of her peers.
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