Savvy
#5004.00 in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Unfinished 2008–2015 Reading commitment Medium Ingrid Law Last reviewed 2026-11-01
Overview
Savvy is a middle-grade fantasy series by Ingrid Law, published by Dial Books beginning in 2008. In the world of the Beaumont family, each child receives a magical talent called a savvy on their thirteenth birthday. Savvy follows Mibs Beaumont on a bus journey to reach her injured father. Scumble, set nine years later, follows her cousin Ledge Kale, and Switch, set a few months after Scumble, follows her sister Gypsy. The three novels share the same characters and setting. The last book appeared in 2015 and no further novel has been announced.
Urban fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Savvy Ingrid Law
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Savvy | 2008 | 1 | core | 3.98 (50,226 ratings) |
 | Scumble | 2010 | 2 | core | 4.04 (13,820 ratings) |
 | Switch; Published in 2015, after a long gap following Scumble. | 2015 | 3 | core | 4.07 (3,149 ratings) |
Three middle-grade novels about the Beaumont and Kale families, whose children each receive a magical talent at thirteen.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Savvy? Savvy's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Savvy? Publication order, starting with Savvy. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Savvy finished? Unfinished (2008–2015).
- How much reading does Savvy take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books).
- How is Savvy ranked? #500 in this site's official ranking, based on 67,195 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #500?
Ranked #500 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.00 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (67,195 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 3 rated core books rate within 0.09 of each other.
- Less than 0.01 behind #499, The Axis Trilogy (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Well rated · 3 books · Unfinished · 67k ratings · Ranks #500 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length urban fantasy universe.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Savvy (2008)
- Scumble (2010)
- Switch (2015)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- Newbery Medal (Honor Book), 2009: won: Savvy
- Andre Norton Award (Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction), 2008: nominated: Savvy
- Mythopoeic Award (Children's Literature), 2009: nominated: Savvy
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.00 across 67,195 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 27 universes; 5 candidates ruled out; older open items closed accepted 2026-11-01
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Savvy (novel) Tier 2
- Publishers Weekly: Scumble Tier 2
- Author site Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-01
Rule: Core Canon = Savvy (2008), Scumble (2010) and Switch (2015).