Savvy Tour

I would like to start by saying that I wanted to do the tour all three days but yesterday, I was either lying in bed all day or at the doctors' office. I have a sinus infection and an ear infection and I feel as if I can hardly move. Back to the book...



Savvy, by Ingrid Law, may have been one of the most enjoyable books I've read for the tours I've participated in. I really enjoyed it. First off, what is a savvy?....

sav⋅vy 
-noun
Also, sav⋅vi⋅ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence

WARNING: I GAVE SOME SURPRISES AWAY FROM THE BOOK.

Mibs is growing up and she's just about to get her savvy. It's almost her thirteenth birthday and she doesn't know what to wish for. Every child on her mother's side of the family get a savvy on their thirteenth birthday and now it's her turn. She wants some kind of cool super power at first but decides to go for something a bit smaller when she finds out that her Poppa had a terrible accident. She wishes for something that can help him. Just when Mibs thinks she's found what her savvy is, everything gets messed up. She stows away during her birthday party on a bus and finds out that the bus she's on is going even further from the hospital!



The part about the book that I loved was towards the end when Mibs is on the bus. Because it wasn't just any ordinary school bus. It was a pink bus. I actually found that to be quite funny. I don't think I've ever seen a pink bus before.

I enjoyed Savvy a lot because it was realistic fiction with a bit of a twist of fantasy. The characters in the book were all so warm-hearted and I loved it. I would highly recommend reading it. The book is a New York Times bestseller and I can definitely see why. I would also like to say that I fell in love with the cover of the book. It looked absolutely beautiful...and I don't say that much about book covers!



I was also interested in reading some info on Ingrid Law. You can get to her website here. If you look on her FAQ in the website, you'll probably be very entertained. I loved some of the things that she said. One of the questions asked was "What would your savvy be?" She answered "If I could pick, my savvy would probably be the ability to fly or to breathe underwater. But if I were to declare what my real, true, everyday savvy is, I think that I would have to say that I smile a lot, even through rough times..." I loved that answer!

Check out these other great bloggers in the tour....

A Christian Worldview of Fiction, All About Children’s Books, Becky’s Book Reviews, Booking Mama, Cafe of Dreams, Dolce Bellezza, Fireside Musings, Hyperbole, KidzBookBuzz.com, Looking Glass Reviews, Maw Books Blog, Never Jam Today, Olive Tree, Our Big Earth, The 160 Acrewoods, Through a Child’s Eyes