Scumble by Ingrid Law

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Scumble Characters The main character is a boy named Ledge. In the book when someone turns 13 they will receive a special power called a Savvy. When Ledge received his Savvy, he was hoping he could impress his father by gaining the power to run really fast. Later he found out he gained the power to build and destroy objects. He was really disappointed and only thought of his father. Later he learned that running isn’t what he wanted to do, and learned that he can use his Savvy for good. He found he is a great sculptor and he can create great works of art. Ledge didn’t discover he could build at first. He thought he could only break things. He discovered he could fix things when Ledge and his cousin took his cousin’s car ( Rocket) to the repair shop to fix the car’s brake. “ ‘You think I fixed the brake?’ I asked Rocket chuckled ‘ She didn’t fix the brake, she said it was already repaired.” This explains that Ledge has really learned to control his powers. Which can indicate that he is maturing as a person. Ideas The main idea has changed over the course of the book a lot. Near the...

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