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Now in paperback, the start of a humorous and heartfelt new chapter book series about a second-grade class where each kid turns into an animal for a dayIt's Tally Tuttle's first day of second grade, and she's so nervous that she feels like she ate butterflies for breakfast! On top of moving to a new town and new school where she doesn't know anyone, everyone starts teasing her when her full name, Tallulah, is revealed during roll call. She just wishes she could retreat into a shell . . . Then all of a sudden, the desks and her classmates around her seem enormous, and Tally is shell-shocked to discover that she's actually turned into a turtle! She'd heard that Mrs. Norrell's class was special, but she hadn't expected this. Tally likes having a shell to hide in, but there are other parts of turtle life-like the fear of being stepped on-that aren't exactly ideal. And once she's tired of hiding, how can she change back into a girl? Tally will have to forge her own transformation back to herself and come out of her shell-both literally and figuratively! In this new chapter book series, Mrs. Norrell's second grade classroom has magic that allows kids to transform into animals to learn important life lessons. Each book will follow a different kid and their animal transformation, and will include fun natural science facts about the featured animal in the back matter.

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	31 août 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781647004262
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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PUBLISHER S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author s imagination or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Holmes, Kathryn, 1982- author. | Landy, Ariel, illustrator.
Title: Tally Tuttle turns into a turtle / Kathryn Holmes ; [illustrations by Ariel Landy].
Description: New York : Amulet Books, 2021. | Series: Class critters ; book 1 | Audience: Ages 6 to 9. | Summary: Tally Tuttle, a shy, new-in-town second-grader, magically transforms into a turtle on the first day of school, and in order to transform back to herself she must learn how to come out of her shell both literally and figuratively. Includes ten fun facts about painted turtles.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020051896 | ISBN 9781419755675 (hardcover)
Subjects: CYAC: Bashfulness-Fiction. | Turtles-Fiction. | First day of school-Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.H7358 Tal 2021 | DDC [Fic]-dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020051896
eISBN 978-1-64700-426-2
Text copyright 2021 Kathryn Holmes
Illustrations copyright 2021 Ariel Landy
Book design by Marcie Lawrence
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For Evie
1
Butterflies for Breakfast
It was the first day of school, and Tally Tuttle s stomach hurt.
She sank into the soft leather of the back seat as her big sister, Scarlett, jumped out of the car, shouting, Bye, Mom! Come on, Tally!
Scarlett didn t seem nervous at all. Maybe Tally was nervous enough for both of them. She felt like she d eaten two helpings of butterflies for breakfast. They were tickling her insides with their fluttering wings.

Tally stared at the entrance to the school. The building was taller than her old elementary school-three stories instead of only one. It cast a long shadow across the drop-off area. But the size of the building wasn t the scariest part. The scariest part was not recognizing a single face in the crowd, other than her sister s.
Maybe Tally could imagine her way out of being scared. That was her dad s suggestion. Whenever she felt wobbly or overwhelmed, he told her to try imagining something that would make her smile.

She imagined letting all of the butterflies inside her fly free. She imagined them flocking around the kids and grown-ups outside the school. She imagined everyone s mouths falling open as the colorful creatures landed on their heads and shoulders and in the palms of their hands.
She felt a giggle bubble up, delicate as a butterfly s wings.
Her mom was watching her from the driver s seat. Ready to go, pumpkin?
Tally nodded, but she still didn t move.
I know you re anxious about not knowing anyone, her mom said gently, but I also know you re going to make new friends so quickly. A few of my new coworkers have kids in your grade.
Tally s family had moved here one week ago. Tally hadn t finished unpacking. She hadn t found her lucky disco ball keychain or her favorite green nail polish. She was entering second grade with her house key on a plain metal ring, clear sparkle polish on her fingernails . . . and no friends.
The butterflies whooshed back in.
Tally studied her sneakers. They were new, but the same brand and style she d worn last year. Scarlett had used the move as an excuse to try a whole new look. She was launching into fifth grade in skinny jeans and hot pink, sequined high-tops-a fancy brand that, thanks to their mom s new job, they could finally afford. Tally was wearing new jean shorts and a new green T-shirt, but that was how she d always dressed. Her straight brown hair was in a ponytail, like always. Her brown eyes were framed by round glasses, like always.
What if Scarlett had the right idea? Should Tally have reinvented herself, too?
What would her new classmates be like? Would she fit in?
What if she didn t?

What if this new place turned out to be perfect for everyone in her family . . . except her?
Come here. Her mom leaned between the front seats and stretched out her arms. Tally fell into the embrace. Her mom was a fantastic hugger. I ve heard through the grapevine that your teacher this year is amazing, her mom said. Mrs. Norrell s classroom is supposed to be a really magical place.
That got Tally s attention. Magical how?
Her mom s eyes twinkled. Don t you want to get in there and find out?
I guess so.
Do your best, pumpkin. I m proud of you no matter what.
Thanks, Mom. Tally got out of the car and walked to the entrance, where Scarlett was waiting for her. From the curb, their mom honked the horn three times. That was something their dad had come up with, when he and their mom were dating. Honk honk honk before driving away meant I love you.

Honk, honk, honk! Tally and Scarlett called back together.
Then Scarlett turned toward the door. Okay, let s go!
Tally made herself imagine the silly things that could be waiting for her on the other side of that door. Maybe this school would have murals made of jelly beans decorating the walls. Or maybe her teacher would be an ostrich wearing a tutu.
That one worked. Grinning, Tally followed her sister inside.
2
Anything but Ordinary
Tally s mom had said Mrs. Norrell s class was supposed to be a magical place, but nothing in here looked particularly magical. The room had desks, chairs, a bulletin board, and posters. There was a guinea pig in a cage by the windows, which was cool, but Tally had had class pets before. In kindergarten, they d had a fish named Lloyd. In first grade, it was a gerbil named Arabella.
Maybe elementary schools were pretty much the same everywhere.

But what if there was more to Mrs. Norrell s room than met the eye? Tally imagined the chalkboard swinging away from the wall to reveal a secret passageway. She imagined the hands on the wall clock spinning in reverse, transporting them all back in time. She imagined that the guinea pig was actually a fairy in disguise-
Take a seat, please, everyone! Mrs. Norrell called out, making Tally jump.
There was an empty desk with Tally s name on it in the last row. To Tally s left was a Black boy whose desk label read Nate. The white girl on Tally s right had already peeled off her nametag, but her gold necklace read Victoria in swirly letters.
Nate peeked at Tally over the top of his thick book. You re new. Tally nodded, and Nate said, Okay. Then he went back to reading, and Tally s hopes for a conversation-or even her first new friend-fizzled out like a firework that never made it off the ground.
Tally turned to her other side. Victoria was complaining about something to the girl in front of her, her voice an angry hiss. When she caught Tally looking at her, she snapped, What do you want, new kid?
Nothing, Tally said, facing straight ahead with flaming cheeks. Sorry.
Welcome to second grade. I m so glad you re all in my class, Mrs. Norrell said from the front of the room. Tally puffed out a relieved breath. At least someone was happy to see her. This is going to be an incredible year, her teacher continued. I can feel it. She rustled some papers on her desk. I ll start by taking roll. Aaron Ackerman?

Here.
Becca Barrett?
Here.
Tally tried to pay close attention, but it didn t take long for the names to start blurring together. Plus, from her seat in the last row, she couldn t see her classmates faces. She had a great view of the backs of everyone s heads. The tan, brown-haired boy goofing off in the second row was . . . Gavin? The Asian girl wearing the pineapple-print sundress was . . . Lydia? And the Black girl with the cool braids, next to maybe-Lydia, was . . . Madison?
It felt like a test Tally was destined to fail.
She was concentrating so hard that she missed her own name.
Tallulah Tuttle? Tallulah, are you with us?
A wave of giggles swept through the room.
Here!