INGRID LAW
- Newbery Honor Winner & New York Times Bestselling Author -
Dial Books for Young Readers & Walden Media; 2008
Puffin reprint edition
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Savvy
What if your Grandpa moves mountains, one of your brothers causes hurricanes, another creates electricity... and now it’s your turn to find your unique ability?
Mibs Beaumont is about to become a teenager. As if that weren’t scary enough, thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy strikes--and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, it promises to be outrageous... and positively thrilling.
But just before her big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. Suddenly, Mibs’s dreams of X-ray vision disappear like a flash of her brother’s lightning: 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 on 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 board will ever be the same.
Awards & Accolades
Newbery Honor Book
New York Times Bestseller
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award
Oprah’s Reading List Pick
Al Roker's Book Club for Kids Pick
An ALA Notable Book for Children
Lamplighter Award
Judy Lopez Honor Award
Midwest Booksellers Association Honor Award
Andre Norton Nebula Award Nominee
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee
A Kirkus Best Children’s Book of 2008
A Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2008
Booklist “Top Ten First Novels for Youth 2008”
Booklinks “Lasting Connection 2008”
#1 Children’s Booksense Pick
Publisher’s Weekly Flying Start
Borders Original Voices Selection
Assoc of Booksellers for Children New Voices Pick
Kansas City Star Noteworthy Children’s Book
Chicago Tribune “Book Not to Miss” 2008
Bank Street College of Education:
Best Books of the Year
Cuffie Award: Book We Couldn’t Stop Talking About
Cuffie Award: Favorite Jacket
Cybil Award nominee
Indie Choice Nominee: Best Young Adult Buzz Book
2014 Youth One Book, One Denver
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award Honor Book
Nebraska Golden Sower Award Honor Book
Selected for Over 30 State Reading Lists
New York Public Library:
100 Best Books for Reading and Sharing
San Francisco Chronicle:
Best Fiction Book for Young Readers