Eagle Book Club

Savvy by Ingrid Law is a Newbery Honor book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Fascinating characters melded together to form an entertaining story. The Beaumont family receive their savvy, or special ability, on their thirteenth birthday. Mississippi Beaumont, or Mibs for short, is getting ready to turn thirteen and can't wait to see what her savvy will be when her father, Poppa, is in a terrible car accident. Mibs then hopes her savvy will save her Poppa. Mibs' grandmother could pick music out of the air and place it in jar where you could listen to it forever as long as you didn't completely let the lid off the jar. Mibs' grandfather can manipulate the earth itself moving mountains or turning one acre into multiple acres. Her brother, Rocket, can create and manipulate electricity. Her brother, Fish, caused a hurricane when he received his savvy but finally learns to "scumble" or control his savvy throughout the book effectively manipulating the weather. Her youngest brother Sampson possibly hasn't received his savvy yet. Her Mother's savvy is the ability to be perfect, perfect in everything she does; she calls it a knack for getting things right. Mibs' father, Poppa, doesn't have a savvy perse. Throw in possible love interest for Mibs in Will Junior, their preacher's son, Will Junior's older sister Bobbi and the driver of the bus they all stow away on, you've got an awesome story.
In a small way, the Beaumonts reminded me of my own family in their diversity. When we were at home, it was me and my twin, our older brother and parents; five completely different personalities that made up our family. It was nice to see a family with problems larger than ours overcome those problems to cherish what family truly means.