Savvy /
by Law, Ingrid .
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers ; Walton Media, c2008 .Description: 342 p. : ill. ; 19 cm .ISBN: 9780803733060 :; 0803733062.Related Subjects: Magic -- Juvenile fiction | Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction | Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction | Magic -- Fiction | Brothers and sisters -- Fiction | Voyages and travels -- Fiction| Item type | Location | Collection | Call Number | Status | Notes | Date Due |
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| BOOK | Atchison Public Library CHILDRENS | FICTION | JF LAW (Browse Shelf) | Checked out | 08/28/2010 | |
| BOOK | Atchison Public Library YOUNG ADULT | FICTION | YA FIC LAW (Browse Shelf) | Available | ||
| BOOK | Bonner Springs City Library YOUNG ADULT | FICTION | FYA LAW I (Browse Shelf) | Available | ||
| BOOK | Linwood Community Library CHILDRENS | FICTION | J FICTION LAW (Browse Shelf) | Available | ||
| BOOK | McLouth Public Library YOUNG ADULT | FICTION | YA F LAW (Browse Shelf) | Available | Newbery Honor Book | |
| BOOK | Meriden Community Library YOUNG ADULT | FICTION | YA F LAW (Browse Shelf) | Available | ||
| BOOK | Ottawa Library YOUNG ADULT | FICTION | WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE YA LAW, IN (Browse Shelf) | Available | ||
| BOOK | Overbrook Public Library CHILDRENS | FICTION | JF LAW (Browse Shelf) | Available | ||
| BOOK | Silver Lake Library CHILDRENS | FICTION | JF LAW (Browse Shelf) | Checked out | 08/16/2010 | |
| BOOK | Williamsburg Community Library YOUNG ADULT | FICTION | YA LAW (Browse Shelf) | Available |
From Product Description:
From Amazon.com Review:
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 Q&A with Ingrid Law
Question: What inspired you to write Savvy?
Answer: When I started Savvy, I wanted to create a different kind of magic—one that called to mind the feel of a modern American tall-tale. I wanted to break away from the traditional tales about magic and find roots in the soil around me. What would magic look like if it sprang up in the small towns of America? And what in the world would it be called if I didn't want to call that distinctive know-how magic? I enjoyed setting Savvy in our ordinary, everyday world, and filling it with larger-than-life characters who have very normal, human reactions and fears.
Q: Do you have a distinctive talent, trait or "savvy" of your own?A: With a savvy, there is always the element of the ideal versus the reality-what you dream about versus what you get. If I could pick, my savvy would probably be the ability to fly or to breathe underwater. But if I were to declare what my real, true, everyday savvy is, I think that I would have to say that I smile a lot, even through rough times. And I tend to spill things-usually on my shirt at dinner parties!
Q: What was your family like growing up?A: Growing up, my family consisted of a mom, a dad, an older sister, a few (dozen) rabbits, numerous hamsters, gerbils, several birds, and a goldfish that lived about twelve centuries in goldfish years. I didn't have a big family like the Beaumonts, but we did have our own share of unusual attributes, and my sister and I were always encouraged to follow our hearts and explore our talents.
Q: Are any of your characters based on you or your family?A: I think it might be impossible not to put a tiny bit of oneself into at least a few characters. Like Samson, I prefer solitude. Like Lester, I tend to twitch. Like Lill, I often feel big and small at the same time. And like Mibs, I still struggle to weed out other people's voices from my head.
Q: Savvy is your first novel. What would you be doing if you weren't writing?A: I'd be worrying more! I think that anxiety is simply an active imagination put to the wrong use. I try to redirect all of the 'What-If's' of worrying into the 'What-If's' of storytelling.
Q: Where do you write?A: I have an overstuffed chair that's big enough for me to sit in cross-legged and pull a laptop table up to when I write. It's like a nest. It's my favorite place in the house.
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.
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tired of these trite books for "children"
It would be nice it the people who publish books had a real grasp on what age group children read at for the decisions they make on placement of books by age category. This book might be classified more as six to nine rather than nine to twelve. And further, as with all the books being published for young people currently, there is a lack of sophistication in the books, a general down-grading of the writing, where simple sentences, even ones stuck full of adjectives in order to disguise a lack of ability, are shoved upon the kids of today. When one looks at the literature of yesterday, one sees that there was not this downgrading of writing, just because of age. Children were expected and required to challenge their brains and by doing so, grew them. <br /> <br />Can't say I hated the whole thing, but isn't it about time that the publishing industry started publishing some of the writers who are, shall we say, better at more than just a simple sentence? <br /> <br />Oh, and this author apparently feels that making a mother and a girlfriend into shrills is appropriate. For shame on her. How many times have we seen that? Isn't it bad enough that hollywood constantly denigrates mothers and girlfriends...I would never recommend this book for that reason, and for many others.
A great read for all ages!!
I purchased this book for my two children who will be entering 4th grade. I am a busy mom who never finds time to read, but after receiving this book from Amazon, I decided I'd attempt to read it before they did. I immediately became attached to the characters and couldn't put the book down, reading it in two days! My son is reading it now and he can't wait to find out what Mibs' savvy is! I'm pretty strict on what my kids are exposed to (books, television, music) and this book meets my approval! Ingrid Law is an excellent writer and I look forward to reading her next book!
A wonderful book for any age!
I purchased more books to share with my family, the story was wonderful! I hope this author creates more!
amazing savvy
no exageration in saying that this is the best book i have ever read. the first time i read it i literaly couldnt put it down. this is a book that you will end up reading over and over again, picking up small details you didnt notice the first time. i was instantly hooked by the amazing story of mibs and the adventures and problems she faces. this book made me wish i was part of the beaumont faimily and had a savvy of my own. <br />i reccomend savvy to anyone who enjoys reading good books! you will love this story! <br />also, the cover is beautiful and i cant wait for scumble to come out! <br />~mal (age 14 but first read this book when i was 12 and still reads it today) <br />=^-^= <savvy!
Fantastic!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! My son, a rising 4th grader, is in love with this book. He has never read anything like this and it is a challenge for him but he loves it. There are words he doesn't understand but asks and other than that, he said the story is one of the best he has read! We are so excited because our son is not a voracious reader and this book "got" him! :)
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Comment by Jayme Lowe
03/04/2010Savvy is AMAZING! One of the best books I read this summer, and I read a LOT of books!