Scumble
core novel 2010 Savvy
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.04 (13,820 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780803733077 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Ledger Kale, nicknamed Ledge, is a cousin of the Beaumonts who has just turned thirteen. His savvy turns out to be a destructive one: whatever he touches tends to break. He and his family travel from Indiana to Wyoming for a wedding at his uncle's ranch, and Ledge is determined to keep his savvy secret from the outsiders who will be there. Along the way his relative Rocket teaches him about scumbling, a way of bringing a troublesome savvy under control and making it useful. With a large cast of relatives, a road trip that keeps going wrong, and some early romance, Ledge has to decide whether his gift is a curse or something he can use for his family.
Where it sits
- Universe: Savvy
- Series: Savvy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ingrid Law
Notes
- From the series record (Savvy): Three middle-grade novels about the Beaumont and Kale families, whose children each receive a magical talent at thirteen.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
Sources
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