This book is a logophile's dream--a left-field collection of stories inspired by winning words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Anyone who has ever spent an hour or two happily browsing the pages of a dictionary will find something to love here. --Kevin Brockmeier, author of A Brief History of the Dead <br> Delightful.... A treat for dictionary hounds and vocabulary-challenged word lovers everywhere. -- Booklist