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Citation: Law, Ingrid. Savvy. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Plot:
Mississippi Beaumont (Mibs for short) is a lot like other kids. Well, except for one thing -- On their 13th birthdays? Beaumonts get their savvy. Their savvy is a unique, individual, almost magical power that they then must learn to control. Fish, Mibs' brother, controls water and weather. Rocket, Mibs' other older brother, controls electricity. Mibs? Well, she's just turning 13. But right before her most important birthday, Mibs' father is rendered unconscious by a terrible car accident. Mibs' mom rushes to the hospital, leaving Mibs and her siblings alone with the pastor's wife. Mibs is nervous about turning 13 in front of strangers, without her mother. Mibs, convinced her savvy may help her papa, sneaks onto the pink bus of a Bible salesman in hopes he may be heading towards the hospital. She is unexpectedly joined by her brothers, and Bobbi and Will (the pastor's children). Then? Mibs' savvy kicks in, as if the adventure weren't enough. The kids are in for a bumpy ride as Lester, the salesman, tries to keep his job and help the kids. Mibs is trying to tame her savvy, which is hearing what people are thinking when there is ink on their skin, and also trying to deal with the fact that this might not even help her papa. Do they ever make it to the hospital? Does Mibs' papa wake up?
Review:
I really, really loved this book. It was a quick read, mostly because I could barely put it down. I think middle schoolers would love this book, as it has a little bit of everything in it -- magic, siblings, love, family, cute boys, cute girls, and a giant pink bus. What else could a tween want? I thought the ending was perfect, and for being a fantasy book, it had very real elements in it. In my opinion, girls will identify with the awkward Mibs Beaumont, and boys will want to be like Fish or Rocket Beaumont.
Reading Level: 10 and up
Series Information: Followed by Scumble
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