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Savvy
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780803733060
ISBN: 0803733062
Label: Dial
Manufacturer: Dial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: May 01, 2008
Publisher: Dial
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Dial
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Editorial Review:
A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic.
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a savvya special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now its the eve of Mibss big day.
As if waiting werent hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibss 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 salesmans 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 upand of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - *yawn*
Ugh.
It has taken me days to try and sort out what bothers me about this book. I think it's the mixture pseudo-magical realism and corn-pone storytelling. The narrator won't shut up, isn't very bright (none of the kids in this story are), and is the mouthpiece for the author's ham-fisted "everybody is special in heir own way" message.
On their thirteenth birthdays the Beaumont's receive their "savvy," that special something they possess that no one else does. For Mibs, on ... Read More
Rating:  - A wonderful, entertaining novel
Mississippi Beaumont, or Mibs as she prefers, seems to have a typical family. She lives with a mother and a father, a grandfather, two older brothers, one younger brother and a baby sister somewhere in between Kansas and Nebraska. But that's about as close to ordinary as they get.
A "savvy" is an extraordinary, unique, out-of-this-world, unbelievable talent that goes beyond a person's wildest imagination --- almost like a superpower. Receiving a savvy on one's 13th birthday is something ... Read More
Rating: - Impressive debut, great fun.
Mississippi Beaumont's family members always turn thirteen with a bang. That's when their unpredictable (and usually uncontrollable) "savvy" kicks in. One brother makes electricity, another makes hurricanes. But on the day before Mibs's thirteenth birthday, when Mibs' Poppa is injured in a serious car crash, Mibs' impending savvy is all but forgotten. It's going to take more than a savvy superpower to get to Poppa's hospital in Salina, Kansas, 90 miles away, but with the help of windstorms, talking tattoos, ... Read More
Rating:  - A good tale, but the author needs to trust herself (and us!)
The idea behind Savvy is pitch-perfect: a family where the leap from childhood into the wild unknown of adulthood is even wilder and more unknown than usual. You hit adolescence in this family, and you acquire a "savvy" -- a mysterious, magical talent. A very specific, and often very strange one. (I loved the Grandma who could save radio broadcasts in canning jars.) The characters are charming and individual, the situations and dialog are funny...so why only three stars?
I don't think I've ever ... Read More
Rating: - A charming read-aloud adventure
Savvy satisfied both my eight-year-old daughter's desire for magical realism and my own for an enjoyable story to read aloud with her. Mibs has a strong narrative voice yet is still believable as a thirteen-year-old girl.
It could be a great set-up for a series, but it's a gem on its own.
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