By Ingrid Law
Gypsy Beaumont has always been a whirly-twirly free spirit,
so as her thirteenth birthday approaches, she hopes to get a magical ability
that will let her fly, or dance up to the stars. Instead, she wakes up on her
birthday to blurry vision…and starts seeing flashes of the future and past. But
when Momma and Poppa announce that her very un-magical, downright mean Grandma
Pat has Alzheimer’s and is going to move in with them, Gypsy’s savvy—along with
her family’s—suddenly becomes its opposite. Now it’s savvy mayhem as Gypsy
starts freezing time, and no one could have predicted what would happen on
their trip to bring Grandma Pat home…not even Gypsy.
This has been a long time coming! I’m so glad that Ingrid
Law is continuing the stories of the Beaumont family and the Savvy world. The
special thing about her books is that they aren’t just about fantastical powers
or crazy plots, they’re ultimately about finding your true self. Gypsy is a
free spirit, utterly unique and a bright spot in her family, but coming up on
her 13th Savvy birthday Gypsy is not only wondering what her Savvy
will be, but is dealing with how others see and treat her. Trying to be ‘normal’
and have friends makes her shrink a little from who she really is, and she has
a tough choice to make; be whirly-twirly self, or someone who doesn’t stand
out, but is accepted in society. True to form, while tackling this question,
all kinds of havoc is wreaked as Gypsy gets her Savvy and the family goes
through yet another change with Grandma Pat coming to live with them. The
result is another Beaumont road trip. If you’ve read Savvy and Scumble, (And if
you haven’t, please please do!) you won’t be disappointed in Law’s third book.
I give it a 3.75 out of 5
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