
Switch
Ingrid Law(Author)
Dial Books for Young Readers,US (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2015
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-8037-3862-1 (ISBN)
Description
Gypsy Beaumont has always been a whirly-twirly free spirit, so as her thirteenth birthday approaches, she hopes to get a savvy that will let her fly or dance up to the stars. Instead, she wakes up on her birthday with blurry vision...and then starts seeing flashes of the future and past. But her visions don't prepare her for Momma and Poppa's announcement that their very un-magical and downright mean Grandma Pat has Alzheimer's and is coming to live with them. Suddenly her savvy along with her family's switches to its opposite. It's savvy mayhem, and no one could have predicted what would happen on their trip to bring Grandma Pat home...not even Gypsy. With her trademark style and whimsical, beautiful language, Ingrid Law has written a wonderfully moving coming-of- age story about family ties and new friends, with a whole lot of magic mixed in.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Switch:"Law has again told a story with as much heart as creativity." -SLJ
"Readers will be caught up in this snowy, magical adventure." -Booklist
"Clever plotting and amiable characters once again enable Law to produce a winning story." -BCCB
"Fans of Savvy and Scumble will love this book. It is a great classroom read-aloud for upper grade levels."-SLC
Savvy Accolades:
Newbery Honor - Winner
ALA Notable Children's Book
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award - Honor
New York Times bestseller
Savvy and Scumble have been nominated for over 30 state awards
Oprah's reading list pick
Al Rocker's Book Club for Kids selection
Scumble Accolades:
New York Times bestseller
Kid's Next List selection
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Read
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books Selection
A Smithsonian Notable Book for Children
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8037-3862-1 (9780803738621)
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Person
Ingrid Law is the New York Times bestselling author of two novels for young readers, Savvy and Scumble. Ingrid's books have been placed on more than 30 state reading lists, and have earned accolades from Publishers Weekly, Oprah's reading list, the Today Show's Al Roker's Book Club for Kids, and the Smithsonian. Savvy was named a Newbery Honor book in 2009. She lives in Lafayette, Colorado.