So B. It

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272 pages

English language

Published Oct. 4, 2005 by HarperTrophy.

ISBN:
978-0-06-441047-2
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OCLC Number:
62034457

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5 stars (2 reviews)

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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5 stars

When I first read this book, almost fifteen years ago, it really stuck with me. I was amazed by it. And now, rereading it for at least the third time, I reaffirmed my love for the book. There's just something so beautiful and believable about this little book, even if it is a bit outlandish. It feels extremely genuine. Even if the entire thing is a lie (as most stories are), I believed in every single bit of it. I don't know. I can't really put into words how much I love this book. It's just a really good one.

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Subjects

  • Mothers and daughters
  • Social Issues - General
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Family - General
  • Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
  • Children: Grades 4-6
  • Social Issues - Adolescence
  • Mental illness
  • Juvenile Fiction / Family / General
  • Social Situations - General
  • Fiction
  • Identity
  • Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General