Mibs and the rest of her family are very special, in that they have unique powers that are rare, called savvys. Do you think a savvy would be a good thing to have or a bad thing? Why? What traits or abilities have you inherited from your own family? Do you consider these traits positive or negative?

Throughout the novel, Mibs mentions the voices she hears, both in her own head and in the heads of others, which she hears through their tattoos or markings on their bodies. Where do these inner voices come from? Why are they important? Are they necessarily good or bad? Why? What does Mibs mean when she says she will never let those inner voices have a power over her like Lester's has over him?

Mibs' mother notes that everyone has a talent, much like a savvy, but that...