I recently had the chance to binge-read Ingrid Law's spectacular middle-grade Savvy Series and fell in love! Check out my series review below to learn why this is a must read series...
Savvy
(Savvy #1)
by Ingrid Law
May 1, 2008
Penguin
Scumble
(Savvy #2)
by Ingrid Law
August 17, 2010
Penguin
Switch
(Savvy #3)
by Ingrid Law
Sept. 15, 2015
Penguin
Praise for the Savvy Series
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (Savvy)
Newbery Honor Book (Savvy)
“Readers will delight in the tall-tale tropes and Ledge’s authentic physical, emotional, and artistic challenges.” – Booklist, starred review
“The title stands alone in its fast-paced plot with twists and turns galore, and readers familiar with Savvy will eat it up and wish for more.” –School Library Journal
“The title stands alone in its fast-paced plot with twists and turns galore, and readers familiar with Savvy will eat it up and wish for more.” –School Library Journal
“Law has again told a story with as much heart as creativity.” –SLJ
“Readers will be caught up in this snowy, magical adventure.” –Booklist
“Readers will be caught up in this snowy, magical adventure.” –Booklist
Ingrid Law's wonderful Savvy Series consists of three books that can be read as stand-alones/companions. In Savvy, we meet Mibs and the extraordinary Beaumont family who, on their thirteenth birthday, get a special talent/skill called a savvy. Taking place a few years after the events in Savvy, Scumble introduces Ledger Kale, a cousin of the Beaumonts, whose unusual savvy brings him a grand adventure. And in the latest companion book, Switch, we return once again to the Beaumonts, 10 years after Savvy, and follow Gypsy Beaumont, who is now the proud thirteen year old owner of her very own savvy.
There is SO much to love about this series! Magic, adventure, heart, fantastic storytelling, unforgettable characters...this series has anything and everything you could want from middle-grade. There are those dynamite series that just crackle with the kind of magic created by their words and stories; those series that never fail to captivate you with their literary awesomeness, no matter how many times you read them...like the Harry Potter series, the Percy Jackson series, the Chronicles of Narnia. Ingrid Law's Savvy series is most definitely THAT kind of series!
Every page of Savvy, Scumble, and Switch sparkles and shines! Law is a stellar storyteller, whose writing is full of whimsy, wit, and wonder. Law's unique language has this way of charming you with its lyrical flow and whimsical nature. This series is dripping with so much creativity and imagination. Young readers will be absolutely fascinated by the idea of a savvy and have so much fun joining Mibs, Ledger, and Gypsy on their enthralling adventures...and Savvy, Scumble, and Switch all have lots and lots of adventure!
Law's series is bursting with magic, laughs, and thrills, but at its core, this series is all heart: from family to friendship, finding oneself, discovering the extraordinary parts within everyone, and celebrating being unique. And much of that heart comes from Law's irresistible and unforgettable characters. Readers will fall in love with these characters and want to visit them again and again!
Of course, one cannot read this series and not wonder what their savvy would be. Since a savvy tends to coincide with someone's personality and nature, I *think* my savvy would be the ability to whip up yummy cupcakes in any situation and from any ingredients on hand...how fun and awesome would that be?!
my final thoughts: I love love love this series! Ingrid Law has spun three wondrous stories and crafted one phenomenal series. Readers young and not-so-young will be enchanted by Savvy, Scumble, and Switch!
MY RATING
(for the whole series)
5/5 yummy cupcakes
Ingrid Law is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels for young readers, Savvy and Scumble. Ingrid’s books have been placed on more than 30 state reading lists, and have earned accolades from Publishers Weekly, Oprah’s reading list, the Today Show’s Al Roker’s Book Club for Kids, and the Smithsonian. Savvy was named a Newbery Honor book in 2009. Ingrid is a huge fan of words and stories, of small towns and big ideas. She lives in Colorado, where she writes full time.
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