BOOK SUMMARY: For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess
a “savvy”—a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba
moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now
it’s the eve of Mibs’s big day.
As if waiting wasn’t hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before
Mibs’s birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular
mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad.
So she sneaks onto a salesman’s bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite
direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her
to make sense of growing up—and of other people, who might also have a few secrets
hidden just beneath the skin.
With its delightful premise and lively adventure, this book will
please a wide variety of audiences, not just fantasy fans...Definitely an author to
watch. -- School Library Journal
Law's storytelling is rollicking, her language imaginative, and her
entire cast of whacky, yet believable characters delightful...wholly engaging
and lots of fun. -- Booklist, starred review
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