I’m going to go ahead and say it: I’m not a big fan of “magical” books. For me, make believe things (vampires, zombies, etc.) and super powers do not make a great book so I was hesitant to read Savvy by Ingrid Law. I’d also heard from a couple teacher friends that they liked it. And I’ve had some students enjoy it (and the rest of the series). So I bought it at a late spring book fair and just got around to reading it.
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The Beaumont family has secrets. For generations, on each member’s thirteenth birthday, they learn their savvy, their supernatural power that sets them apart from everyone else. Then the kids are taken out of school and home schooled until they can control their power (being able to control your power is called scumble; example: I know how to scumble being perfect all the time.). Savvy is a good sci-fi read for middle level readers. I can see using this book as a possible read-aloud this year. But I’m not sure I care to read the next book for myself. It just didn’t capture my attention like some YA books do. I think this will be a popular read for my 7th graders and I might end up reading the next book, Scumble, because of them, but I’m in no hurry to do it right now.
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