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Akeelah Anderson Akeelah Anderson , a bright 11-year-old who never makes errors on her spelling tests, attends Crenshaw Middle School, a predominantly black school in South Los Angeles. She lives with her widowed mother, Tanya , her three siblings Kiana, Devon, and Terrence, and Julito, and her infant niece. Her principal, Mr. Welch suggests that she sign.