How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Thinking about the turtle and remembering the unusual way Gypsy had woken up as I'd stepped out of bed, a shaky and suspicious feeling started to gnaw down deep in my bones, a feeling that stuck with me the rest of the morning and continued to grow like smoke from a grassfire. (5.13)
Mibs shows a huge character flaw here—or at least the start of one. This is where the rising action really starts in Savvy because Mibs lies to herself about what her savvy might be.
Quote #2
I pretended not to notice the way Fish and Grandpa kept looking at me like I was some kind of dynamite, ready to blow at the next jerk or jog of the van. (5.22)
There's a part of Mibs's character that knows deep down that her conclusions about her savvy from the morning are wrong and that her savvy actually hasn't made its appearance yet, but the way that the other two are staring at her makes Mibs self-conscious about it.
Quote #3
Ignoring Bobbi and Will Junior, I headed toward the back of the bus, thinking I could hide pretty well back there until the bus got down to Kansas. (8.32)
Mibs thinks she knows better than anybody else, and as such she believes that she doesn't need to listen to any of her friends and family, and that she can truly do something to help Poppa when she gets to Kansas. Some of this is true, but some of it is just a heap of lies our girl tells herself.