Chapter One through Chapter Three Summary

Savvy is the story of young Mibs Beaumont, a thirteen year old living in Kansas whose birthday brings with it a host of tragedies and celebrations that help to guide young Mibs into young adulthood. Her journey brings together a group of misfits who learn that they can depend on one another, and that everything is not always as it first appears.

In Chapter One, Mississippi "Mibs" Beaumont is waiting for her thirteenth birthday, which is due in just a few days. She and her family are given special powers at age thirteen and she is sure hers will be something outstanding. Her brother, Fish, had turned thirteen the previous year and had received the savvy of being able to control weather. His first episode had unleashed a hurricane, so the family had moved to...