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So B. It

by Sarah Weeks

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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 23 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.

Although she lives an unconventional lifestyle with her mentally disabled mother and their doting neighbour, Bernadette, Heidi has a lucky streak that has a way of pointing her in the right direction. When a mysterious word in her mother's vocabulary begins to haunt her, Heidi's thirst for the truth leads her on a cross–country journey in search of the secrets of her past.

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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 23 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.

Although she lives an unconventional lifestyle with her mentally disabled mother and their doting neighbour, Bernadette, Heidi has a lucky streak that has a way of pointing her in the right direction. When a mysterious word in her mother's vocabulary begins to haunt her, Heidi's thirst for the truth leads her on a cross–country journey in search of the secrets of her past.

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Heidi lives an unconventional lifestyle with her mentally disabled mother and their doting neighbor, Bernadette. A mysterious word in her mother's vocabulary leads Heidi on a cross-country journey in search of the secrets of her past.

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About the Author

Sarah Weeks has written more than thirty books for children and teens, including Jumping the Scratch and So B. It, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and appeared on the ALA Notable and ALA Best Books for Young Adults list.
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terisharlow, February 5, 2009 (view all comments by terisharlow)
This book was confusing at first, but as I read on, it kept getting more exciting. I thought that the ending was the best part, but I can't tell you anything. But I learned this, a mentally retarded mother still has a head full of memories, good and bad, and a heart full of love.
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choco_princess, July 31, 2007 (view all comments by choco_princess)
This book is one of my favorites! The beginning doesn't have alot of action, but it's a part where Heidi explains about herself, and prepares you for the second part of the book.

So B. It is about a girl named Heidi. Her mother is mentally challenged and can only say 21 words. Their neighber, Bernie, is the one that cares for Heidi and So B. It. As Heidi grows older she begins to grow more and more curious about herself, and who she is. So she decides to go on a journey to find out more about herself and her mother, and what soof, a word in So B. It's vocabulary, means.

Sarah Weeks is a great author and I love how she makes you a part of Heidi's life, and her mission and journey. This is one book everyone absolutely must read!
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worldofmine, June 6, 2007 (view all comments by worldofmine)
I loved this book. It seemed a bit slow in the beginning. I just wanted to know what was going on. The build up, though, really got me going. I really just believed in her. She was in a quest to find her REAL mother even though she had already.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064410472
Author:
Weeks, Sarah
Publisher:
HarperTrophy
Author:
by Sarah Weeks
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Adolescence
Subject:
Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
Children s All Ages - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Identity
Subject:
Mothers and daughters
Copyright:
2004
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 5
Language:
English
Pages:
245
Dimensions:
7.60x5.20x.58 in. .39 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14
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