*Mississippi "Mibs" Beaumont The thirteen-year-old main protagonist. Throughout the book, she reminisces about her family and speculates about her own future, as she feels she is on the cusp of growing up. Her savvy is to be able to read the mind of people when they have ink on their body, such as tattoos (though when temporary tattoos eventually fade, like Bobbi's, it is harder for Mibs to "speak" to them).
*Fish Beaumont The fourteen-year-old brother of Mibs. He is often hot-tempered, which affects how he handles wind and rain, which are his savvy. He gains control of, or "scumbles", his savvy halfway through the book.
* Rocket Beaumont The oldest child of the household at age seventeen. His savvy is to control electricity. He loses confidence at the end of the book after nearly destroying a hospital with his savvy, and moves to his aunt and uncle's house where he will cause less damage a year after the initial events take place.
* Samson Beaumont Seven years old and Mibs' youngest brother. He likes hiding in dark, quiet places and does not talk much. His touch is noted as having a strengthening effect on people, although it is not clear whether this is his savvy manifesting early or a part of his personality. When he appears, however, everyone around him is stronger. In the sequel, his savvy is to disappear and reappear at will.
*Gypsy Beaumont The youngest member of the family at three years old and Mibs' younger (and only) sister.
*Jenny "Momma" Beaumont (maiden name O'Connell) The mother of the family. Her savvy is to be perfect in everything she does, including making perfect mistakes, which was shown when she explained how Mibs' father and her met.
*Abram "Poppa" Beaumont The father of the family, who was hospitalized after being in a 10-car pile-up car crash. He has no savvy because he married into the family but at the end of the book Mibs says his savvy is "not giving up on anything or anyone". He has a tattoo of a mermaid from when he was in the army. Supposedly the males in his family all lose their hair before the age of 30.
*Grandpa Bomba O'Connell Jenny's father. His savvy is the ability to move land, creating earthquakes, creating new lands, separating land, etc. (Reason for living in Kansaska-Nebransas, a piece of land created by him reserved for the Beaumonts)
*Grandma Dollop O'Connell (maiden name Payne) Jenny's mother. Her savvy is to capture radio waves. She dies before the beginning of the book, but appears in flashbacks.
*Lester Swan Driver of the Bible bus. He is very soft-hearted and allows the children to travel on his bus. He has tattoos saying 'Rhonda' and 'Carlene', who are his mother and his former girlfriend who appear in his thoughts constantly sniping at him.
*Lill Kiteley A waitress with a talent for being late. She takes care of the children after she is fired, and quickly falls in love with Lester.
*Roberta "Bobbi" Meeks Mrs. Rosemary's 16-year-old daughter. She acts very tough, but is secretly quite sentimental. She has an eyebrow piercing and a small press on temporary tattoo on her back that portrays an angel with vague demonic features. She has a crush on Rocket.
* Will Meeks, Jr. Mrs. Rosemary's 14-year-old grandson, who was raised as her son. He likes Mibs romantically and as a friend, and accepts her in spite of her savvy. Will wants to be like his father, Bill Meeks.
*Dinah Kale Momma's sister whose savvy is to make anyone do whatever she wants (smiling at the person and telling them what to do). She does not appear in the book, but she features heavily in the Beaumont's flashbacks/stories. She is the mother of Ledger Kale in the sequel.
*Rosemary Meeks The preacher's wife. She takes over the Beaumont household after Momma and Rocket leave. She is a strict mother, yet she cares for each of her children in her own way. She is said to make meatloaf that has big chunks of onions and dry ketchup.
*Bill Meeks, Sr. Mrs. Rosemary's oldest son, who is a state trooper and Will Junior's father. He had Will Junior when he was sixteen.
*Ozzie "The Great and Powerful" The former boss of Lill and the owner of the chicken Emerald Truck Stop and Diner.
*Carlene Lester's former girlfriend and boss of the Heartland Bible Supply Company. Near the end of the book she is presumably arrested.
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