Thirteenth birthdays in the Beaumont family are a big deal, though not for any of the usual reasons. When they turn thirteen, each Beaumont receives his or her savvy — a special power they have to learn to “scumble” or harness and control. The patriarch of the clan, Grandpa Bomba, can literally move mountains and earth to create new land. Seventeen-year-old Rocket creates electricity (or causes blackouts), Fish makes storms, and the story’s heroine, Mississippi (called Mibs) wakes up on her birthday waiting to figure out what her savvy will be. With her father in the …

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