Ella Minnow Pea is a creative, imaginative and witty story about a small community located on an island off the coast of South Carolina. The townspeople's lives revolve around one of its most famous citizens, Nevin Nollop, who penned the immortal pangram, "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog". The saying is carved into a statue in the town square for all to see until one day, a child finds the letter "z" on the ground. Chaos ensues after the town council decides this is a sign from the Nevin above and quickly denounces the less-than-frequently-used letter "z" from all writing and speech. The townspeople support the council's decision out of love for Nevin but when another letter falls from the statue, questions about its usage arise and chaos ensues. How will they all survivie? And communicate? Written with clever alliteration and letter choice, Ella Minnow Pea is a story of one girl's fight for the right of expression and the difference one person can make.
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