
Savvy
by Ingrid Law · Grades 5–12 · Science Fiction & Fantasy
Savvy by Ingrid Law is on US reading lists at grades 5–12. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Grades 5–12 · 353 pages. The button opens the paperback edition (ISBN 9781440634857). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 2 states
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Savvy is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades 5–12
- Pages
- 353
- Reading time
- about 6h 30m (est.)
- First published
- 2008
- Genre
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- ISBN-13
- 9781440634857
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (3)
- On award reading lists
- Garden State Children's Book Award (source: njla.org)
- Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction (source: Wikipedia)
- Virginia Readers' Choice (source: vslatoday.org)
- Catalog record
- First published 2008 · 353 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This science fiction & fantasy title is typically read at grades 5–12. Written in the 2000s; cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction
- recommended·5th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·6th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·7th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·8th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·9th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·10th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·11th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
- recommended·12th gradesource: Andre Norton Award (SFWA) winners + finalists, via Wikipedia — 2008 Honor
Garden State Children's Book Award
- recommended·5th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·6th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·7th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·8th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·9th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·10th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·11th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
- recommended·12th grade · New Jerseysource: New Jersey Library Association — Garden State Children's Book Award selections (statewide children's-choice program; students vote, since 1977)
Virginia Readers' Choice
- recommended·6th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2009-2010 winner (Middle)
- recommended·7th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2009-2010 winner (Middle)
- recommended·8th grade · Virginiasource: Virginia Readers' Choice past winners, 2009-2010 winner (Middle)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Savvy?
- Savvy is listed for grades 5–12. It appears on 3 book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Savvy?
- It takes about 6h 30m to read Savvy (353 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 390 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Savvy?
- Savvy appears on reading lists for Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, Garden State Children's Book Award, Virginia Readers' Choice. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Savvy banned in schools?
- Savvy does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 5–12 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club, read-aloud.