Savvy
by Ingrid Law
Mibs Beaumont is about to become a teenager. As if that prospect weren’t scary enough, thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy strikes - and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, her savvy promises to be outrageous… and positively thrilling.
But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. Suddenly, Mibs’s dreams of X-ray vision disappear: All she wants now is a savvy that will save Poppa. In fact, Mibs is so sure she’ll get that powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital aboard a rickety bus - with her siblings and the preacher’s kids in tow.
But when the bus starts heading in the wrong direction only one thing is certain: After this extraordinary adventure, not a soul on that bus will ever be the same.
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Published: 5/12/2008 (Walden Media/Dial Books for Young Readers)
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Educational Resources
Reviews
A Publisher’s Weekly
Best Book of the Year Nominee
2009 Newbery Honor Book
New York Times Bestseller
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award
A Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2008
2009 ALA Notable Book for Children
A Kirkus Best Children’s Book of 2008
Booklist “Top Ten First Novels for Youth 2008”
Booklinks “Lasting Connection 2008”
#1 Children’s BookSense Pick
Borders Original Voices Selection
Publisher’s Weekly Flying Start
Association of Booksellers for Children New Voices Pick
2009-2010 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
New York Public Library
“100 Best Books for Reading and Sharing”
Oprah’s Reading List Pick
A Kansas City Star
Noteworthy Children’s Book 2008
A San Francisco Chronicle
Best Fiction Book for Young Readers 2008
2008 Cuffie Award
“Book We Couldn’t Stop Talking About”
Cybil Award
Nominee
2008 Nebula Award Nominee
2009 ABA Indie Choice Finalist
Al Roker's Book Club for Kids Pick
August 2009
Indibound Bestseller
2009-2010 Indie Choice
"Buzz Book" Honor
2009 Judy Lopez Award for Children's Literature
2009-2010 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List
2009-2010 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Master List
2009-2010 Maine Student Book Award Master List
2009-2010 North Carolina Children's Book Award Master List
2009 Bank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year Selection
2009-2010 Nene Award Master List
2009-2010 Virginia Readers' Choice Award Master List
2009-2010 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Master List
2009-2010 Pennsylvania School Library Association's Young Adult Top 40 List
2010 NYSRA Suggested Reading List
Kansas State Reading Circle 2009 Recommended Reading List
2009-2010 Keystone State Reading Association Young Adult Book Award Master List
2009-2010 New Hampshire Great Stone Face Book Award Master List
2009 Midwest Booksellers' Choice Baccante Literary Prize Finalist
2010-2011 Nebraska Golden Sower Intermediate Award
2010-2011 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Master List
2009 National Parenting Publications Awards
Gold Award
Texas Christian Schools Association
Lamplighter Award
Meet the Author
A message from Ingrid Law
Ingrid Law is a big fan of words and stories, small towns and big ideas.
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