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So B. It Paperback – October 4, 2005

by Sarah Weeks (Author)

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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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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 5 and up
Lexile Measure: 860 (What's this?)

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (October 4, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0064410471
ISBN-13: 978-0064410472
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.6 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (378 customer reviews)
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By E. R. Bird HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on June 3, 2005

Format: Hardcover

As far as I can determine, the most significant thing author Sarah Weeks wrote prior to "So B. It", was an amusing series for middle readers called the "Guy" books. Like many children's authors before her (Louis Sachar, for example), Weeks began her career as an author with light fluffy material. Then, out of nowhere, she creates this remarkable, complex, deeply moving book. "So B. It" may well be the first step towards making Sarah Weeks one of the great writers for kids of this era. She has taken a difficult (some might say impossible) subject, given it warmth and intelligence, and created one of the best books of 2004. If you want to give a kid something to read that's interesting and insightful, but also contains more complexity than your average "Droon" chronicle, I can't recommend this book any more highly.

Heidi It has always, so far as she has known, lived with her mother and her neighbor Bernice (Bernie) in their apartments in Reno. Heidi's family is remarkable for a great many reasons. Her mother, So B. It, has, what Heidi matter-of-factly calls a "bum brain". She's mentally handicapped and has only the capacity of saying only 23 words altogether. Bernie is a neighbor who has always cared for Heidi in ways that So B. It could not. Unfortunately, Bernie has agoraphobia and can't exit their apartments for any reason. Heidi, for her part, is what you might call normal were it not for one remarkable fact. She's lucky. Anytime her household needs a little more money to fix the vacuum cleaner or to pay an unexpected bill, Heidi tromps down to the local slot machine, wins a load of cash, and gives it to Bernie to use. And life with these three might have gone on in this fashion had it not been for a couple mysteries that Heidi wanted to solve.Read more ›

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So B. It by Sarah Weeks

A Kid's Review on February 6, 2006

Format: Hardcover

So B. It is a heart warming story about a lost family being found. This story is about, a girl named Heidi living with her mentally disabled mother. Years ago they arrived at a lady's front step, not knowing where they were. The lady, Bernadette, took them under her wings and practically adopted them. As happy as they were, Heidi still wasn't satisfied. Her mother new twenty three words, common words, except for one. Soof. Heidi feels that she has to know what this mysterious word means so she goes on a mission to find out. She goes through so much, meets a lot of new people, made new friends, and goes through some tears. In the end it works out great, she meets more family than she ever imagined she had. For such a young girl she goes through so many up and downs. This book is mixed with so many emotions because it focuses on family and all the ups and downs a family goes through.

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SO B. IT is a great read.

By KidsReads on July 7, 2004

Format: Hardcover

Heidi knows her mom loves her. But because of her mother's mental disability, she is unable to care for herself or her daughter. Their loving neighbor, Bernadette, helps out and is a vital part of their family. Bernadette finally manages to teach Mama how to open cans, but tying shoes is beyond her capabilities. Mama can't read or tell time. She knows 23 words. One of Mama's words, "soof," is a mystery --- no one knows what it means, and Mama is unable to define it.
Heidi lives in Reno and so is able to wield her incredibly reliable lucky streak at the laundromat slot machine when her babysitting money doesn't quite cover their needs. How did Heidi and her mom end up in Reno, living in the apartment next to Bernadette? Bernadette tells Heidi about their mysterious appearance at her door when Heidi was just one week old. Heidi's mother was able to tell Bernadette that her baby's name was Heidi. When asked for her own name, Mama says, "So be it." Since Bernadette believes everyone should have a middle name (or at least an initial), she dubs Mama "So B. It." Heidi is known as "Heidi It."
The truth about her mother's identity eats away at Heidi. She simply cannot rest until she pieces together Mama's past through clues that appear over the years. Why is her mother terrified of buses? Why do rainy days make her anxious? When Heidi finds some old photos of her mother at a Christmas party held at Hilltop Home in Liberty, New York, she decides she must travel there alone in order to discover who her mother truly is. The trip is a frightening yet exciting adventure for determined, courageous Heidi.
SO B. IT is a great read. The mystery is intriguing; the characters are quirky yet believable. If you're a sucker for a quest story with heart, the way I am, I predict you'll be "So Into It!"
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By Kathleen Dorantes on February 12, 2006

Format: Paperback

"If truth was a crayon and it was up to me to put a wrapper around it and name its color, I know just what I would call it--dinosaur skin. I used to think, without really thinking about it, that I knew what color that was. But that was a long time ago, before I knew what I know now about both dinosaur skin and the truth."

Thus begins the remarkable story of Heidi It, the narrator of Sarah Weeks' compelling book, So B. It. Poor Heidi has grown up fairly isolated, with a mentally handicapped mother, an agoraphobic but good-hearted neighbor, and one neighbor boy whom she talks to when taking out the trash. But Heidi is wise and courageous beyond her years and experience. She has an innate thirst for knowing the truth of her background, and so she begins a remarkable journey across country to find someone who may know about her beginnings.

Children and adults alike will enjoy the chapter set up. You see, Heidi's mom only knows 23 words or expressions. Each chapter is named after one of those words and explores the significance of those words to both Heidi and her mother. There are some words that Heidi has no trouble understanding, such as "Tea" and "Back Soon." But one word in particular, "Soof," haunts Heidi. Her mother is incapable of explaining the word and her kind neighbor urges Heidi to ignore the word, but Heidi will not rest until she has an explanation for "Soof." The meaning of "Soof" is tied inextricably to everything Heidi needs to know.

There are plenty of twists and turns and magical moments as Heidi seeks to solve the mystery of her existence. Heidi is a fascinatingly complex character, and the plot makes for an exciting page turner.

Recommended ages: 9 to 109

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