Books like Savvy by Ingrid Law
On her thirteenth birthday, Mibs Beaumont discovers her "savvy," an extra‑special talent that promises adventure. When her Poppa is rushed into a coma, Mibs must travel on the pink Bible bus to reach him. Along the way she encounters her brother Rocket—whose own knack for electric shocks—and other magical challenges that test Mibs’s courage and ingenuity.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Ingrid Law
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