Loading...
26th out of 148 books
—
308 voters
My rating:
add to my books
Scumble (Savvy #2)
by
Ingrid Law
Nine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen . . .
But Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud-all he does is make little things fall apart. So his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming, where it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful than anyone thought. Worse, his savvy disaster has an outside witness: Sarah Jane Cab...more
But Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud-all he does is make little things fall apart. So his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming, where it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful than anyone thought. Worse, his savvy disaster has an outside witness: Sarah Jane Cab...more
Hardcover, 400 pages
Published
August 17th 2010
by Dial
(first published July 29th 2010)
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
2,499)
Things start to come apart for Ledger Kale on his thirteenth birthday. Literally. In Ledger's family, kids get a savvy, a special power, on their thirteenth birthday. Ledger had been hoping for super speed, but savvies don't work that way. They're unpredictable. And Ledger's savvy seems to be the power to destroy man-made objects. 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 learnin...more
view 2 comments
When I read Savvy last summer I must admit that though I thought it was good I didn't *love* it for some reason. Maybe because I tend to prefer edgier fiction written for older teens, maybe it was just the wrong book at the wrong time. Nonetheless, I expected to feel the same way about Scumble. Instead I found myself really enjoying it. It's well-written, pitch-perfect, and an overall fantastic bit of magical realism for juvenile level readers. It's touching, original and really held my interest...more
A worthy sequel to the excellent Savvy, although the story of a boy's coming of age and his ability to break things apart didn't hold my interest as much as the original story, from the perspective of a girl who can read minds. The main characters of Savvy are just supporting actors in this story, and, one disappointment, some of the characters from Savvy never make an appearance here. (Did Lester and his big-footed, big-hearted girlfriend ever get married? Looks like we'll never know.) Ledger K...more
gr 5 and up
So this book picks-up where Savvy left off - 9 years later. The main character in this book, Ledger Kale, turns thirteen and his world starts falling apart - literally. Things all around him fall apart. There is more internal development in this book, out of necessity, because scumbling has to do with paying attention to one's emotions - which Ledge has to practice to manage his saavy. Turns out breaking things is just the first part. I'm amazed at how this author has create...more
So this book picks-up where Savvy left off - 9 years later. The main character in this book, Ledger Kale, turns thirteen and his world starts falling apart - literally. Things all around him fall apart. There is more internal development in this book, out of necessity, because scumbling has to do with paying attention to one's emotions - which Ledge has to practice to manage his saavy. Turns out breaking things is just the first part. I'm amazed at how this author has create...more
Darling, darling book. I am telling you, this book, and the companion to it, "Savvy" are just such fun, enjoyable, delightful reads. This one, just like Savvy, is filled with fantastic characters who have incredible savvys.
If you haven't read Savvy, you could read this and be completely fine, but it was so much fun to read it right after finishing Savvy. It was great to have some of the same characters: Grandpa, Gypsy, Samson, and Rocket. You briefly hear from Fisher and Mib...more
If you haven't read Savvy, you could read this and be completely fine, but it was so much fun to read it right after finishing Savvy. It was great to have some of the same characters: Grandpa, Gypsy, Samson, and Rocket. You briefly hear from Fisher and Mib...more
Charlyn Trussell
rated it
Nine years after cousin Mibs came into her savvy, Ledger Kale has his thirteenth birthday and finds his savvy--a seemingly uncontrollable ability to cause things to fall apart. When his family heads to Wyoming for his cousin's wedding, Ledge tries unsuccessfully to keep his savvy undercover. Sarah Jane, a budding journalist and daughter of the town's wealthiest citizen, sees Ledge totally destroy a motorcycle, so she stows in the back of the Kale van to uncover more of this strange family and t...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
Do you have a "savvy"? Do you know what a "savvy" is? If you read the book book Savvy, you would know that it is a special power that happens when you turn 13. But not always the kind of special power that you think of with Superman, Spiderman and those guys. For instance, take the case of a just turned 13 year named Ledger Kale.
Things start to come apart for Ledger Kale on his thirteenth birthday. Literally. Ledger had been hoping for super speed, but sav...more
"Scumble" is a great sequel to "Savvy"! I got it yesterday and finished it before going to sleep, it was so good. I was kind of "meh" on the beginning, but once it got going, I really liked it. It's good. Really, really good. And if it bothered you that Rocket was sort of ...banished in "Savvy", you'll like this even better :)
This is just a fun story. It's a fun family, it's a fun premise ... it's just fun. I feel about these books the way I di...more
This is just a fun story. It's a fun family, it's a fun premise ... it's just fun. I feel about these books the way I di...more
This is the delightful companion book to Savvy by Ingrid Law. Ledger Kale is about to turn 13, and this is the birthday when he'll get his savvy, his totally unpredictable and uncontrollable magical power. He and his family are traveling to the Wyoming ranch of his Uncle Autry to attend a family wedding. His parents think things will be okay because only family will be there, and the family understands how difficult it is when a 13 year old is learning to scumble (control) his savvy. But d...more
I will preface this by saying I did not read Savvy before this, but I enjoyed it and understood it all the same. About a boy who is coming to terms with his newly acquired magical skill (something every member of his family gets when they turn 13), Scumble follows Ledger Kale through his taming, or "scumbling," of his particular skill, which happens to be destroying everything in sight. Every time he experiences an extreme emotion, something around him breaks in a spectacular way. It...more
Like his cousin Mibs in Savvy, on the eve of his thirteenth birthday, Ledger "Ledge" Kale is convinced he knows what his special talent will be. And, like Mibs, he is mistaken. Instead of the expected super speed, he discovers that he has a gift for making things fall apart. After his uncontrolled talent wreaks havoc at his cousin's wedding, his parents make an abrubt decision to leave Ledge and his sister in the care of their uncle on his ranch outside Sundance, Wyoming, while he lear...more
I loved the book scumble.It was exciting and very entertaining.The fact that they have savvys,a power you get when you turn 13 in their family,makes it even more interesting. Leger Kale is the main character.He is 13, and is trying to scumble his savvy,scumble is to learn how to use it.He stays at his Uncle Autrey's insect farm with the twins and Rocket,he's a little scared of Rocket.He meets a unpredictable girl named Sarah Jane.They have a few troubles together at first.Then later Leger learns...more
This is really good. The companion novel to Savvy, a Newbery Honor book maybe 2 years ago. These kids have "savvies", special powers that make thenselves known on the 13th birthday. Ledger's savvy causes mechanial things to explods, sending their component pieces flying - and he can't control it. His whole family has dealt with some savvy or other - his grandfather could move mountains, his uncle handles big bugs, his cousin is literally electric. Until they manage their own savvy, t...more
Like Savvy, Scumble has a bit of tall-tale folkiness to its language. Ledge, like Mibs, is a narrator who likes to use language creatively. Exaggeration and hyperbole are relished, not avoided. "After seeing the foreclosure sign, I didn't have the nerve to spill my guts - in case my uncle decided to feed them to his carnivorous beetles." This works because Ledge is in general a good and sensible kid. That he causes mass destruction wherever he goes is a source of great distress to him....more
Ledger Kale is the most recent thirteen year old of the Beaumont clan. With high hopes that his "savvy" would give him a super wondrous athletic quality Ledger anticipates his birthday to be spectacular. Unfortunately his high hopes are diminished when his savvy is a sad ability to destroy everything technological. While he deals with his inner fears of disappointing his father, who wants him to be an award winning athlete, along with his concerns of destroying all the belongings hi...more
When I checked out the book, the librarian warned me that she had a hard time warming up to the book but once she made it past the beginning she LOVED it. "Make sure you keep reading," she said as she placed the book in my hands. I'm so glad I listened! Except for the slow start, I liked this book every bit as much as Savvy. In fact, I think the way things came together in the end were more masterfully orchestrated than they were in Law's first book.
The slow start was d...more
The slow start was d...more
Ingrid Law has a very Newbery-friendly style to her writing, which makes me think that one of those coveted gold Newbery Medals is probably going to be a part of her future in literature, at some point. She knows how to play the right notes to affect the mind and the heart, to simultaneously provide deep thoughts for one's careful consideration and emotional pathos that digs down through all of our layers of protection, speaking directly to the soul.
Taking place nine years after ...more
Taking place nine years after ...more
Nine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen... But Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud--all he does is make little things fall apart. So his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming, where it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful than anyone thought. Worse, his savvy disaster has an outside witness: Sarah Jane Cabot, reporter wannabe & daughter of the local banker. Just like that, Ledge's beloved normal life is over. Now he has to keep Sa...more
This second book was just as enchanting as the first, Savvy. Wonderful world building. I wish I had a savvy and I'm sure that every child who reads this book wishes the same thing. The author has tapped into the magical realm where children reside before adult life beats wonder out of them. And there's even a lesson. But like the very best writing, the message is woven through the beautifully told story instead of whacking the reader over the head. In this case basically the lesson to be l...more
Tatiana
rated it
Recommends it for:
Fans of Savvy; middle school students
Recommended to Tatiana by:
San Marino Toy & Book Shop
I absolutely loved the anticipated sequel to "Savvy" by Ingrid Law. The superlative language and flow of words in Law's debut novel was trumped by the humorous cadence of "Scumble", a modern day tall tale told with heart and hilarity.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
"Scumble" picks up the fascinating story of "Savvy" nine years after Mibs Beaumont's birthday, with several families at the family ranch in Wyoming gathered together for a wacky wedding....more
SPOILER ALERT!!!
"Scumble" picks up the fascinating story of "Savvy" nine years after Mibs Beaumont's birthday, with several families at the family ranch in Wyoming gathered together for a wacky wedding....more
I really liked Savvy by Ingrid Law, but I loved Scumble! Scumble is the companion to Savvy. The Savvy characters are all grown up, but they make appearances (mainly Rocket) when the family comes together for a wedding. Of course this story isn't about Mibs. Mibs is all grown up now, but her cousin, Ledge is turning 13, and you know what happens when a kid in this family turns 13! In Ledge's case -things begin to blow up and fall apart. It's not a good feeling to have a destructive savvy, especia...more
Odd, I could have sworn that I had previously rated Savvy, but I must have read it before I found this site. The first book was part of my "rediscovering" Newbery winner and honor books, it was a fun book that was deceptively simple. But it was good enough that I had periodically checked back on Ingrid Law. And that definitely paid off with Scumble. For young reader, this one really does have it all...kids with superpowers...aka "savvies," a relatable protoganist, a broke...more
Companion novels, in my humble opinion, can be harder to get into than sequels because it takes some time to let go of your attachment to the original characters. I had my feet dug in the ground when I first started Scumble- deeply pouting over the absence of Mibs, Will, Bobby, and Fish. Jumping ahead 9 years and only getting a glimpse of beloved characters takes some adjustment. However- when I got over myself and allowed Scumble to make its way into my heart- I thoroughly enjoyed it.
...more
...more
by Ingrid Law
Opening line--"Mom and Dad had known about the wedding at my uncle Autry's ranch for months."
Yay! I love this book! It's a great sequel/companion book to Savvy. Ledger is a great narrator too, with a sympathetic and funny voice. Fedora is kind of adorably annoying. The tension with Ledge's parents seemed like a realistic one with a good resolution. It was nice to see tension that arose because of a character trying to please their parents rather ...more
Opening line--"Mom and Dad had known about the wedding at my uncle Autry's ranch for months."
Yay! I love this book! It's a great sequel/companion book to Savvy. Ledger is a great narrator too, with a sympathetic and funny voice. Fedora is kind of adorably annoying. The tension with Ledge's parents seemed like a realistic one with a good resolution. It was nice to see tension that arose because of a character trying to please their parents rather ...more
Nicole
rated it
Recommends it for:
the Five Peppers with a modern twist
Shelves:
fantasy-undragon-such,
middle-grade
I tried very hard to dislike _Savvy_ and ultimately failed. The opposite proved true for this companion novel. I wanted to like it as much as it's predecessor, but I just...didn't. Law tried her best to infuse this novel with a similar folksy charm, but that was part of the problem. It FELT like she was trying. The natural flow just wasn't there. It felt like Law was dragging her _Scumble_ characters through the action, as opposed to _Savvy_ which read like a runaway train of fun and folly...more
Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud---all he does is make little things fall apart. So when his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming for his cousin's weding, it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful than anyone thought. Worse, his savvy disaster has an outside witness: Sarah Jane Cabot, reporter and daughter of the Noble Cabot. Just like that, Ledge's beloved normal life is over. Now he has to keep Sarah Jane from turning family secrets into headlines and scumble his sav...more
i know i'm only 200 pages into the book, but i already have to rave about it! first, let's start with scumbling. to scumble: a painting technique that tones down a bright color so that the hues are more evenly balanced. in law's latest book, 13-year old ledger has just recieved his savvy. much more than just a super power, a person' savvy becomes like a personality trait to the people who possess them. in ledg's case, his savvy becomes the ability to destroy (and later re-create) anything metal....more
When a book is as original and delightful as Ingrid Law's Savvy, it is usually hard not to be disappointed by the sequel. Somehow, Law has avoided that trap, creating a follow up that keeps some of what made Savvy wonderful but also moving forward to fresher fields. Scumble is not only a satisfying read on its own, it withstands comparisons to its predecessor.
Thirteen year old Ledger Kale is Mibs Beaumont's cousin and just coming into his own savvy. Most pleasing for the reader, L...more
Thirteen year old Ledger Kale is Mibs Beaumont's cousin and just coming into his own savvy. Most pleasing for the reader, L...more
Ms. LaPorte
rated it
Ledge is part of a family who have 'savvys.' These special 'powers' are reviled on one's 13th birthday. Ledge has acquired the ability to destroy everything, which leads to some hysterical situations. He and his little sister are left in Wyoming for the rest of the summer with an uncle and cousins to learn to control his savvy. He spends a good amount of time running - disappointment to him and his dad, is savvy is NOT increased running ability. He develops some valuable relationships with cousi...more
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savvy vs. Scumble | 2 | 3 | Feb 08, 2012 04:56pm |
Readers Also Enjoyed
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
“It can take a lot of strength to show up and be yourself...don't you think?”
—
13 people liked it
“Some fears can be conquered...Others have a way of coming back around. Sometimes at the moment you least expect. Often with the very worst possible timing. Fear makes it hard to think. And when you can't think, it's hard to figure out your choices. When you can't see all your options, all you can do is react.
—Uncle Autry”
—
8 people liked it
More quotes…
—Uncle Autry”
