Sunday, March 9, 2008

So B. It


Weeks, Sarah. 2004. So B. It. HarperCollins Publishers. New York, New York. ISBN 032943067X

Heidi, born to a mentally disabled woman, knows nothing of her family, father, or even her birthday. She was taken in by a woman, Bernadette, who lived connected to their apartment. Heidi finds a few clues of her mother’s past and is insistent to leave and go to New York to check out a place that her mother had a picture of. Heidi’s natural luck allows her to get bus tickets to New York and back and Bernadette allows her to go after several arguments. The trip is not what Heidi bargained for but she is desperate to know more about her life. This is a heartwarming story about a girl’s love for her mother and a deep desire to understand her and the life she had before. This book is engaging with a plot that is continually driving the reader to turn to the next page. Sarah Weeks has created lifelike characters that will draw readers in emotionally as they connect to Heidi’s life experiences and questions.

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