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Strengths of this book are its colorful characters and fresh, folksy storytelling with the feel of a tall tale.
They head out on a journey full of adventure to discover Mibs's savvy and try to help her father with plenty of complications along the way. A meddling but well-meaning preacher's wife complicates matters, and Mibs ends up stowing away on a bus with the preacher's kids and two of her siblings tagging along. Just days before her birthday, Mibs's father is seriously injured in a car accident, and she finds herself praying for a savvy that can save him. The story centers on Mibs, the middle child of the five Beaumont siblings, who is about to turn 13. For instance, the oldest Beaumont brothers cause a huge power outage and a hurricane before learning to tame their powers. The Beaumonts must then focus on learning to scumble, or control, their savvies. The Beaumont family seems fairly ordinary except for one thing: at age 13, each Beaumont's savvy - a supernatural power unique to that person - is revealed. Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"-a magical power unique to each member of her family-just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.Īuthor Ingrid Law's vivid and quirky characters come to life in this story about a family with magical powers trying to live regular lives in the everyday world.
Used with permission of Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group. Savvy, by Ingrid Law, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008
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