Who knew being less than special could make Violet Green so extraordinary?Banished to Hempstead Academy for her total lack of natural magic, Violet just knows her life is over. But totally cool new friends, the cutest boy she's ever met and an unexpected talent with lawnmower engines gives her hope. Until, that is, her favorite teacher talks her into taking part in the prestigious spelling bee that pits one magician against another and she realizes there are worse things in life than a nosy guidance counselor and being forced to write report on the boringest book ever written.