Book Series · 3 Books

Savvy Books

In order from Savvy to Switch.

Ingrid Law's three linked novels follow different children in one extraordinary family as each discovers a magical talent and learns that growing into it takes patience, honesty, and help.

Reviewed by the Bookroo Editors Updated August 12, 2026

Reading order

How to Read the Savvy Books

Read Savvy, Scumble, and Switch in publication order. Scumble and Switch center on different young relatives and can be understood on their own, but earlier characters return and the family's unusual rules make more sense when read from the beginning.

Sources: Penguin Random House's Ingrid Law bibliography.

For parents

What Parents Should Know

These are warm middle-grade adventures, but the first book begins with a serious car crash and a parent's hospitalization. Children run away on a bus trip, adults believe they have been kidnapped, and uncontrolled powers create danger and property damage.

Later books include bullying, family conflict, illness, memory loss, and fear of hurting other people. The series treats magical abilities as a metaphor for growing up and emphasizes self-control, belonging, and accepting help.

Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

Sale price

$958

Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2008

Savvy

By Ingrid Law

A girl hopes her newfound power can save her father after a tragic accident.

384 pages· 57,325 words· Est. 6.5 hour read

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Summary: Mibs Beaumont eagerly awaits her thirteenth birthday, the day her magical savvy will reveal itself. But when her father is in a terrible accident, Mibs hopes for a power that can save him. Determined, she sneaks onto a bus with her siblings and friends, embarking on a journey filled with unexpected twists, talking tattoos, and a surprising kidnapping. As they travel, Mibs discovers that her savvy might not be what she expected, but it could be exactly what she needs. Will her newfound ability be enough to change her father's fate?

In reading order