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Mar 23, 2010 | ISBN 9780142414330 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
May 01, 2008 | ISBN 9780803733060 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
May 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781440634857 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
May 01, 2018 | 377 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Mar 23, 2010 | ISBN 9780142414330 | Middle Grade (8-12)
May 01, 2008 | ISBN 9780803733060 | Middle Grade (8-12)
May 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781440634857 | Middle Grade (8-12)
May 01, 2018 | ISBN 9780525626275 | Middle Grade (8-12)
377 Minutes
A Newbery Honor Book Thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy hits—and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs wants is a savvy that will save him. In fact, Mibs is so sure she’ll get a powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital on a rickety bus with her sibling and the preacher’s kids in tow. After this extraordinary adventure—full of talking tattoos and a kidnapping—not a soul on board will ever be the same.A Discussion Guide to Scumble and Savvy by Ingrid Law
A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic.
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a “savvy”—a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now it’s the eve of Mibs’s big day.
As if waiting weren’t hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibs’s birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad. So she sneaks onto a salesman’s bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her to make sense of growing up—and of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.
A Newbery Honor recipientThirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy hits—and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs wants is a savvy that will save him. In fact, Mibs is so sure she’ll get a powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital on a rickety bus with her sibling and the preacher’s kids in tow. After this extraordinary adventure—full of talking tattoos and a kidnapping—not a soul on board will ever be the same.
Ingrid Law is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels for young readers, Savvy, Scumble and Switch. Ingrid’s books have been placed on more than thirty state reading lists, and have earned accolades from Publishers Weekly, Oprah’s reading list, the Today show’s Al… More about Ingrid Law
A quirky feel-good narrative with a homespun warmth—Sunday TimesThe countrified fantasy elements are great fun, and Mibs’ tenderness towards her father and other storm-tossed characters is touchingly real—Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe countrified fantasy elements are great fun, and Mibs’ tenderness towards her father and other storm-tossed characters is touchingly real—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award WINNER
Newbery Honor Book WINNER
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