Savvy

The chapters are quick and bite sized, the kids are fun and the powers are interesting and different. Kid's love the idea of a family of special powered people and the journey itself is an interesting ride.The added touch of the kid-styled word choices and patterns goes well with reading out loud, and the way the story is presented (bite sized chapters) allows for a little bit of reading each night even when time is pressed.Here and there they even work in some nice messages. Good YA fiction, and we're enjoying it a great deal.Thanks!

Ingrid Law is a superb writer with a penchant for fun language and interesting characters. Her characters are magical, sort of, but mostly they are relateable. I read her books to my children, and Saavy is one of my favorite. This book made my daughter feel powerful, but it made me feel pensive. It made me think about words, both written and spoken and how magic or terrible they can be. It made me think of helplessness and loss. It's a wonderful book worth reading.

This book I did judge by its cover. I was browsing in my local book store when this book's colorful cover caught my eye. So, for father's day I received a copy of this book and have since had the wonderful opportunity to read it.Mibs and her family all receive a "power" on their 13th birthday. This power is called their Savvy. These powers can range from the all mighty to the subtle. A few days Mibs father is in a serious car accident and is taken to a distant hospital for care.The morning of her 13th birthday she discovers that her Savvy is waking things up. With this new found power she sets out to awake her father at any costs only to find out her power might not be what it seems.The books time period seems to be in the 50's where moms were still Suzie Homemaker moms and church had an edge of snob to it. It is also written in 1st person and some of the words Mibs uses are very creative and fun.This book was quick to get to the plot going and carried well throughout the whole book straight to its almost tearful conclusion. It reminded me a bit of X-Men with the powers but at the same time unique enough to not draw conclusions.Some of the other family members powers are really unique and interesting once thought about.This is a really short book and it's a fun ride while reading it. Later this month the second installment of this book comes out and I anxiously await its arrival. Ingrid Law definitely deserved the award for this book because of its unique characters, time setting, creativity and heartwarming story. If you have a few hours check this book out. Its worth the time.

The book was decent overall. The depression and agony that came with it was the school project. The book was decent to read and I was always sad to have to report about each part. Thanks for reading this rant of a review.

My 8 year old powered through this entire series. She absolutely adored the story, and it brought some very interesting discussions about weather and super powers to the dinner table. Highly recommend.

This was a very fun book to read with my 5th grader who hates reading. We talk a lot about what our own Savvy is. Highly recommend to anyone with a middle school child that doesn't enjoy reading. I have already ordered the next one, Scumble!!

Very creative book. I used as a read aloud to my fifth graders and it was a hit. It is a fantasy that is magical and creative. Love the creation of words by the author.

i absolutely loved the plot and everything that happened in the story. poor mibs for having the worst birthday. but what a remarkable savvy she gets.

'Savvy' tells the story of the Beaumont family - Momma, Poppa, Grandpa, Mibs, Rocket, Fish and Samson.When a Beaumont turns thirteen, they get what is called a Savvy: a [normally] supernatural power, if you like. Rocket can control electricity, Fish creates hurricanes, and Grandpa Bomba moves the Earth [literally]. Mibs' thirteenth birthday is coming up, and she's anxious to find out what her Savvy will be. It's something that both surprises and enlightens her, and is something that we, as a reader, never expect.Just before Mibs turns thirteen, her Father is involved in a car crash, which sends the Beaumont children - along with their friends Will and Bobby - on a journey to reach the hospital in time. Along the way, they make new friends, connect with old ones, and discover themselves and what their powers mean.'Savvy', essentially a coming of age story, is a brilliant debut novel from newcomer Ingrid Law. And even though it's marketed at children aged 8-12, older readers should also enjoy it (I'm twenty-one... and I found myself utterly enthralled!).I'd highly recommend this book, and I look forward to future novels by this author.

I you like to read magic books this books is for you it about amazing book and if you have a chance to read this book I would definitely do it

I really enjoyed this book. Probably best book I've read on my kindle so far. I could read it again and again!!!!!!!!! Really recommend it__5 stars!!!

Both LadyGruntled & Gruntledsdottir (for whom this book was purchased) thoroughly loved this one. It's a very well done coming-of-age story with a twist, I'm told; given other books they love which I've also read, I trust their judgement.

Very cool character and story, parts of family and loving parts. Superpowers included. Very grabbing attention, I was hooked by the first sentence. I suggest this to people who like fantasy. Good job to the author.

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