Savvy

By Ingrid Law

     

        Did you ever wish you had super powers? I know I have. This family does. But only this family. There's another catch. You don't get to choose. It only happens on your 13th birthday. What would you think if, on top of that, you can't control it? Would you still want a super power? Well, if your in this family you don't get a choice. Your brothers have the  power to control storms and electricity, your mother is perfect at everything, and your grandfather moves mountains. Still not convinced that you don't want a superpower? Now it's Mibs turn. Her birthday is the next day. She was getting excited. But her father gets in a car accident. Her mother and brother (the one that has electricity to restart the car) go to see him. This isn't the worst part. The church has offered to host her party. Usually, this family has the party by themselves to keep the powers a secret. What will happen? Will Mibs find out that after all this waiting, she may be powerless like her father?

   My favorite quote from this book is "You never can tell when a bad thing may make a good thing happen." This quote is a lot of the story. It also means a lot. When something bad happens, something good usually comes from it. If you look back, you may find that this is true. 

   My favorite character in this book is Mibs. She is the main character and she learns a lot. At the beginning of the book, she is mostly just excited about her new power. But if you read carefully, you find that she changes very much. She learns new important things about life and how to make it through. 

   I really enjoyed this book. I think everyone should read it. I like how Mibs finds out that everyone has their own individual worth and that she learned how to make it through hard times.  I give it 5 out of 5 stars and hope that you will read it.