Who knew that being nothing special would make Violet Green so extraordinary? Being kicked out of her old school for a lack of natural magic and being sent to the Hempstead Academy for vocational training was the absolute worst that could ever happen. But once she met the Terribles, discovered her talent for lawnmower engine repair, and met the cutest boy ever, life began to look a little brighter - at least until a nosy guidance counselor, her former high school principal and a decision to enter the district's spelling bee, the greatest magic event of the year, made her rethink every decision.