I am probably going to put a few book reviews on here. Not a lot, but when I feel like it. Especially if I really enjoy the book and want others to know.
I read Savvy and Scumble by Ingrid Law this month. Marcus read them. One of the parents (or a trusted adult) reads what he reads to make sure it is appropriate. (I actually remember what I read, though, while my husband does not.) Both my husband and I read these within a week of each other.
The premise for both stories is that in some families on their 13th birthday children get a special talent. They call it a savvy. These talents can be big things like controlling weather or electricity or smaller things like sneezing and going back in time 5 minutes. Each child needs to learn to control or "scumble" their savvy. Both books are coming of age stories in a way. Stories of discovering who you are. Savvy is from a 13 year old girl's point of view and Scumble is a 13 year old boy.
Savvy was a very sweet story. I was surprised and afraid it would be too much like The Girl Who Could Fly, but it wasn't. I loved the underlying message and the realizations that could apply to anyone. I want to reread it soon and retain the quotes and feeling from it.
I was trying to read Scumble slowly so I could take it with me to Young Women's camp. It was too fun. I really enjoyed it. Many people were disappointed with the Savvy follow up and I am not sure why. I love that our family now uses words like "savvy" and "scumble" and not many people know what we mean. I think my savvy would be something with baking or organizing.
*On a side note - some of our young women asked to bring books to school. I was selected to okay them. Can I tell you how nervous this made me? Books are so personal. I wasn't sure I wanted to know what the girls were reading and if it was trash it would make me so sad. Books were due yesterday. I knew each one and was VERY impressed. One girl said, "I went through my books to make sure they were okay for Girls Camp. I wanted to make sure I could bring what I selected." They had taken responsibility which meant I didn't have to. I am grateful for the amazing girls I get to teach.
2 comments:
Why were you responsible for what books girls would bring to school? Isn't that their mom or dad's job?
Books aren't normally allowed at all, but since it is a ward camp we are making the exception. In an ideal world it would be the parents job but a lot of the girls don't have LDS parents or are new to the gospel.
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