One of the best books I've ever read.

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	• So B. It Sarah Weeks HarperTrophy, 2005 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 103 reviews view larger image
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One of the best books I've ever read.

This book is caled So B. It. The author is Sarah Weeks. This is a realistic fiction book.
A twelve year old girl named "Heidi It" has a mentally retarded mother named So B. It and they both live with their agoraphobic neighbor named Bernadette. Heidi is determined to find out what soof (her mother's own word) means after finding pictures of her mother at a mental home in Libery, New York. Heidi decides to take a bus to liberty and find out what soof means, who her grand mother and father are, and to figure out both her mother and her past. I think this book is for 12- adults. This is one of the best books ever.

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Zoe's So B. It book review

You couldn't really tell about Mama's brain just from looking at her, but it was obvious as soon as she spoke. She had a high voice, like a little girl's, and she only knew twenty-three words. I know this for a fact, because we kept a list of the things Mama said tacked to the inside of the kitchen cabinet. Most of the words were common ones, like good and more and hot, but there was one word only my mother said, soof.

Everyone wants to know the truth about their family's past, and where they come from, right? The main character, Heidi, in Sarah Weeks's So B. It has the same problem, except, her mom can't tell her the many secrets of her past. Heidi's mom is mentally disabled, and only knows twenty-three words. But there is one word that her mother adds to her vocabulary: soof. Heidi's thirst for the truth about what soof means, her father, her past, and many more secrets that her mother isn't able to tell her leads her on a cross-country journey. Her almost magical luck always points her in the right direction.
Weeks's well written, heartwarming and bittersweet book, So B. It is great for all readers that crave realistic fiction books. Her characters seem very believable, and readers can imagine this actually happening too. Weeks did a great job with the plot. It moves at a good pace; Weeks gives you time to digest what has happened so far in the book, but she doesn't drag you along. The way Weeks writes this book encourages readers to think differently about the world, and to be thankful for what they have.

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Heidi is a twelve-year-old girl who is being raised by Bernadette, who is like her guardian. Twelve years ago, Heidi's mom knocked on a stranger's door and said that she had a "bum brain," had nowhere to live, and was holding a baby.

Bernadette takes care of Heidi and her mom, who claims that her name is "So B. It." Heidi now wants to learn more about her mom, so she takes a road trip, by herself, to find out more about her mother's mysterious past. She doesn't really know where she is going, so she just goes wherever the path takes her. But even as little as Heidi knows about her mother, she loves her.

This book reminded me a lot of Walk Two Moons, because the storyline is similar. That a good thing in my opinion, because I love that book! At the beginning of SO B. IT, you are kind of like "okay, get on with it," but then the story gets interesting. This is a simple yet complicated book, which makes it very interesting.

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

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So B. It

When she was only a few weeks old, Heidi It was discovered in her mother's arms by their neighbor Bernie. This is how Heidi came into the world. This is the only "truth" she knows.

Heidi lives a very sheltered life. Her mother, So B. It, has a "bum brain" and can only communicate to Heidi using 23 words. Heidi's true caretaker, Bernadette, isn't much better in the fact that she's deathly afraid of the world outside their conjoining apartments. Heidi doesn't go to school (everything she needs to know about life she learns from Bernie), she shops for groceries, she does the laundry, and anytime they need a little extra cash (the rent and utilities are mysteriously paid every month) the trio relies on Heidi's magic-like streak of luck to illegally win it for them.

Heidi loves Bernie, Heidi loves her mother, however as with any child, curiosity soon gets the best of her and before she knows it, against Bernie's wishes, Heidi sets off on a cross-country adventure in search of some answers about her very cloudy past and the meaning of one of her mother's 23 words, "soof."

I can't remember the last time I read a book and was as enamored by a main character as I was by Heidi. Sarah Weeks does as good of job as I've ever read of bringing Heidi to life right before our very eyes. She's kind, she's loving, she's curious, she's innocent, and she's real. There are some very tender, raw moments in this book that tug on our heartstrings and cause us to want to reach in and shelter her from all that's happening. Heidi makes mistakes in the book and says hurtful things she'd take back if she could, but it's this that makes her human, this that makes us all human and causes us to care for her so deeply. There are some heavy truths buried in these 23 chapters (each chapter is cleverly named after one of Mama's words), truths that Heidi would maybe have preferred not knowing, but that's part of the growing process we all go through in life. This could have been a potentially scary message for children but Weeks handles it amazingly.

Don't get me wrong, Weeks by no means let out all of her creative juices just on Heidi. So B. is quietly genuine, while Bernie teaches Heidi the important things in life. The characters Heidi meets along the way are also very deep, which is a remarkable achievement considering the little amount of page-time they're given.

It's a shame this book wasn't written years ago, when the free time of our children wasn't wasted in front of a television or a Playstation, because I feel that it would be considered a classic today. I fear that this book will get lost on the shelves of our libraries and I plead to you, don't let that happen. In my opinion, Sarah Weeks has written a masterpiece, with a little something for everyone. Get to know Heidi while she solves the mystery that is her life and I promise, this will be one "truth" you'll be glad you discovered.

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So B. It

So B. It

If you are looking for a fabulous book that us VERY hard to put down So B. It is the right book for you! Personally when I started this book I got really confused because so many characters and events were introduced at the beginning and it was hard to figure out what was happening.

This book is about a girl named Heidi whose mom is mentally disabled. Heidi's mom's life is a mystery because her mom cannot speak and no one knows about her past. So Heidi goes on a search to find out more clues about her. But on the way, Heidi comes across a few speed bumps. Heidi lives with her neighbor. Bernie and her mom who love her very much but it will be hard for them to let her go on this long and hard trip to find out about her mom's past. This book takes place in modern time and is realistic fiction. Heidi is an outgoing and exciting girl who is always up for adventure!

I would recommend this book for ages 11-to adults. It is a little harder to understand if you are younger. I found the book exciting because the story was unusual and very interesting she makes an unbelievable situation realistic. I loved this book and I hope you will love it as I did!

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