Savvy by Ingrid Law

“In most ways, Mibs, we Beaumonts are just like other people...We get born, and sometime later we die. And in between, we're happy and sad, we feel love and we feel fear, we eat and we sleep and we hurt like everyone else."

-Momma, Savvy

The Beaumont Family may seem like a regular family but...

"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."

This book wasn't as light as I expected it would be. There were quite a few moments when my eyes actually teared up. D': Although the themes discussed in this book may be presented in emotional and difficult settings, the characters are good hearted and very humorous. I'm definitely going to read the "companion novel" (Scumble) and I encourage you to do the same. I warn you though, this is an easy read (again I know :)..I want to finish off the pre-teen novels that I never got to D:) so because I don't fall in the age group it's aimed at, I sadly must give this book a 8.5/10. BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY YOU SHOULDN'T TRY IT OUT!!! yeep...so enjoy :)