Savvy

This week I finished Savvy by Ingrid Law. This is Ms. Law's first novel, and it is a great debut. I really enjoyed this book. At times the circumstances seemed rather unbelievable, but that is sort of the premise of the book, seemingly normal people can have amazing abilities. Each member of the Beaumont family has an extraordinary power, and Mibs has been waiting to discover hers. See the description below for more about the story. If you have read the book, make sure to comment! I would love to hear what you think.

Grade 4–7—Mississippi Beaumont ("Mibs" for short) simply cannot wait for her 13th birthday. There's the allure of finally becoming a teenager, of course, but in the Beaumont family, 13 is when family members get their "savvy," or unworldly power. For Mibs's older brother Fish, it's control over the elements, and for her mother it's the ability to do everything perfectly. Unfortunately, Mibs's excitement is cut short when her father is injured in a car accident. Convinced that her new powers will be able to save her Poppa, she and some new friends climb aboard a bus toting pink bibles on her birthday, in the hopes of getting to the hospital. Instead they find themselves headed in the wrong direction with the cops looking for them, Mibs's powerful brother seriously angry, and the son of a preacher man she has a crush on coming dangerously close to figuring out the Beaumonts' secret. Mibs's real savvy isn't what she expected, and neither are her traveling companions. - From School Library Journal