‘And this is Tortle.’ August picks up the turtle and strokes its shell. ‘We didn’t know if he was a tortoise or a turtle when we found him, so we covered both bases.’ ‘Clever,’ says Beck. ‘Exceptionally.’ August sets it back down. ‘Plus, with a free-spirited name like Tortle, he won’t conform to stereotypes. Look at him now! He’s embracing his life with no stereotypical box!’
