![]() ![]() Scumble's got that same wonderful tall-tale feel to it, complete with tall-tale words, stories, and characters that are larger than life. It's about learning to take the world into account, moving from your self-centered childhood into a more worldly young-adulthood. While Savvy is about a girl anticipating her power and wishing and hoping for it, Scumble is about what happens afterward - the struggle to grow into this newfound ability. ![]() I really enjoyed the Newbery-honor-winning Savvy, but I think I liked Scumble even more! It's got the same rich tapestry of description and language that Ms. ![]() What will happen if the world finds out about their savvies? ![]() To make matters worse, Sarah Jane, a girl from the nearby town of Sundance, keeps following him everywhere, determined to uncover the secret of his strange family. But Ledger's afraid he'll never be able to control his new power. After he demolishes his uncle's barn at his cousin's wedding, Ledger's parents decide it'll be best for him to spend the summer at his uncle's ranch in Wyoming learning to scumble his savvy. And Ledger's savvy seems to be the power to destroy man-made objects. Ledger had been hoping for super speed, but savvies don't work that way. In Ledger's family, kids get a savvy, a special power, on their thirteenth birthday. Things start to come apart for Ledger Kale on his thirteenth birthday. ![]()
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