M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A: Poems

In 1936, teenager MacNolia Cox became the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee Competition. Supposedly prevented from winning, the precocious child who dreamed of becoming a doctor was changed irrevocably. Her story, told in a poignant nonlinear narrative, illustrates the power of a pivotal moment in a life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/17/2005
ISBN: 9780393327649
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.26h x 6.08w x 0.41d