Mrs. Norrell's classroom is a truly magical place! It's Tally Tuttle's first day of second grade, and she's super nervous! She's new in town and worries that she won't fit in, so when everyone starts teasing her about her full name, Tallulah, she wishes she could retreat into a shell ... Then, all of a sudden, she does! Tally is shocked to discover that she's turned into a turtle! She'd heard that Mrs. Norrell's class was special, but she hadn't expected this.