If Ingrid Law's debut, SAVVY, taught us anything, it's that this writer is adept at portraying humanity at its most basic level. While I loved SAVVY, I can't think of an adequate word to describe my adoration for SCUMBLE. Maybe it's because I live in the Mountain West near Wyoming, but something in the story of young Ledge struck home.

What Law does best in both her books is show an everyman struggling with an extraordinary power and coming out more human than before. I can't recommend SCUMBLE highly enough. Pay attention to this story, and it will change you. It changed me.