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So B. It (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Sarah Weeks (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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Heidi is a girl with a mother who has a mental disablity. When she notices that mother says the word "soof" a lot she starts to wonder what it means. Whenever Heidi brings it up, her mother will say something like, "Tea, Heidi", and that started to bug her. So Heidi goes on an incredible... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Heidi is a girl with a mother who has a mental disablity. When she notices that mother says the word "soof" a lot she starts to wonder what it means. Whenever Heidi brings it up, her mother will say something like, "Tea, Heidi", and that started to bug her. So Heidi goes on an incredible journey to find out what "soof" really means. This is a book about a girl who has to deal with her mother, and realizes its very difficult. Her mother says, "So Be It", so they made that her name (So B. It)

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Heidi: She is a healthy young girl but her mother is mentally disabled. She is very independent and responsible, seeing that she takes care of her mother half the time.
  • Bernadette: Bernadette is like Heidi's mom but she is not at all related to her. She is actually her neighbor. She helps with all of Heidi's and her mom's needs. She also won't go outside, fearing that something bad will happen.
  • Mama (So B. It): Heidi's mentally disabled mother that is very dependent on Heidi and Bernadette.
  • Elliot: Mentally disabled man who lives at the Hilltop Homes.
  • Thurman Hill: Man whom runs Hilltop Homes.
  • Ruby Franklin: A woman who Heidi confides in and trusts.
  • Roy Franklin: Ruby Franklin's husband who is a police man. Heidi confides and puts her trust into him aswell.
  • Zander: Short for Alexander. A boy who lives in the same apartment building as Bernadette, Heidi and Mama. Tells far-fetched stories. Loves junk food. A couple years older than Heidi.
  • So B. It (Mama): Heidi's mom who only has twenty-three words in her vocabulary and can only do things like make tea and open cans and tie her shoes.
  • Heidi: This is a amazing book about a girl (Heidi) who's mom is disabled she is clueless of who her dad is who her mother is and more.She is in her early teens and has lots to find out.
  • The Chudacoff twins: Heidi babysits these kids to help earn money to support Bernadette and Mama.
  • Bernadette: A woman who lives in the same apartment building as Heidi and Mama with the fear to go outside because "something bad" will happen. Mama is not capable of caring for Heidi, so Bernadette takes care of both Heidi and Mama.
  • Diane DeMuth: Heidi's grandmother & Her mama's mom. She died.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I'd be lying if I said that given a choice, I wouldn't rather know than not know. But there are some things you can just know for no good reason other than that you do, and then there are other things that no matter how badly you want to know them, you just can't.”
  • “This answers the question, "What is soof?" Now she knew what soof really was. Sure, it was her mother's nickname, but suddenly, Heidi knew it meant more than that. Soof was her mother's way of saying she loved her.”
    Heidi
  • “...people know only what they know and nothing more than that.”
  • “What more do you need to be than who you are right now?”
  • “Sometimes if you're not careful you start to believe your own lies”
  • “I think everything means something, even when you don't know what it is.”
  • “Sometimes people lie because the truth is too hard to admit”
  • “The truth is, whether you know something or not doesn't change what it was. If dinosaurs were blue, they were blue; if they were brown, they were brown whether anybody ever knows it for a fact or not.”
  • Popular Highlights from Kindle Customers
  • not knowing something doesn’t mean you’re stupid. All it means is that there’s still room left to wonder.
    Highlighted by 46 Kindle customers
  • The more times you tell a lie, the harder it gets to tell you’re lying
    Highlighted by 27 Kindle customers
  • “Diane DeMuth is your grandmother, Heidi. And her daughter, Sophia, is your mother,”
    Highlighted by 24 Kindle customers
  • Even though my grandmother and my mother died almost thirteen years apart, it felt as if I had lost them both on the same day.
    Highlighted by 24 Kindle customers
  • 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.
    Highlighted by 21 Kindle customers
  • “All the basic parts are there, Heidi, and from the outside she looks like she should work just fine, but inside there are lots of mysterious little pieces busted or bent or missing altogether, and without them her machine doesn’t run quite right.”
    Highlighted by 18 Kindle customers
  • “Elephants are the only four-legged animals that can’t jump.”
    Highlighted by 17 Kindle customers
  • I’d be lying if I said that given a choice, I wouldn’t rather know than not know. But there are some things you can just know for no good reason other than that you do, and then there are other things that no matter how badly you want to know them, you just can’t. The truth is, whether you know something or not doesn’t change what was. If dinosaurs were blue, they were blue; if they were brown, they were brown whether anybody ever knows it for a fact or not.
    Highlighted by 15 Kindle customers
  • “Did you know that an ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain, Heidi?”
    Highlighted by 12 Kindle customers
  • Bernadette started off being the next-door neighbor, but that didn’t last for very long. My mother loved me in her own special way, but she couldn’t take care of me herself because of her bum brain.
    Highlighted by 10 Kindle customers
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

New York and Nevada
  • Reno: The town that Heidi and her family/friends live in.
  • Liberty: Heidi's destination on the bus. Located in New York City.
  • Hilltop Homes: A home providing care for mentally disabled people.
  • Heidi's Home: Heidi lives at her home (Duh!)

First Sentence edit see section history

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.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1: Heidi
Chapter 2: Dette
Chapter 3: Hello
Chapter 4: Soof
Chapter 5: Shh
Chapter 6: Tea
Chapter 7: Out
Chapter 8: More
Chapter 9: Back Soon
Chapter 10: Go
Chapter 11: Good
Chapter 12: Again
Chapter 13: Blue
Chapter 14: Pretty
Chapter 15: Now
Chapter 16: Hot
Chapter 17: Kiss
Chapter 18: Bad
Chapter 19: No
Chapter 20: Uh-oh
Chapter 21: Ow
Chapter 22: Done
Chapter 23: So Be It

Glossary edit see section history

  • soof: unknown--nickname for mama, love
  • So B. It: Mama's name. Doesn't know real name.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 15 in 2007-2008 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sarah Weeks (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Country: United Staes
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0439793343
Page Count: 245

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

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