Savvy

English

ISBN: 0803733062

EAN: 9780803733060

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings/Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic/Juvenile Fiction / General/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 05/03/2008

Age Range: 9-11

Synopsis: A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic.For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a savvy??a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now it?s the eve of Mibs?s big day.As if waiting weren?t hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibs?s 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 salesman?s 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 up?and of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.

Awards: American Library Association Notable Books for Children – null  Black-Eyed Susan Book Award – null  Book Sense Book of the Year – null  Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards – null  Colorado Childrens Book Award – null  Garden State Childrens Book Awards – null  Georgia Childrens Book Award – null  Golden Sower Award – null  Grand Canyon Reader Award – null  Great Stone Face Childrens Book Award – null  Iowa Childrens Choice Award – null  Judy Lopez Memorial Award (Womens National Book Association, Los Angeles Chapter) – null  Land of Enchantment Book Award – null  Massachusetts Childrens Book Award – null  Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Childrens Literature – null  Nebula Awards – null  Newbery Medal – null  North Carolina Childrens Book Award – null  Nutmeg Childrens Book Award – null  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null  Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award – null  Rhode Island Childrens Book Award – null  SCASL Book Award (South Carolina) – null  Virginia Readers Choice Awards – null  Volunteer State Book Award – null  Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Book Award – null  Young Hoosier Book Award – null  Young Readers Choice Award – null 

Savvy

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.3 inches

Width: 5.88 inches

Length: 7.34 inches

Weight: 13.93 oz

Pages: 352