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So B. It By: Sarah Weeks

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Heidi knows that she's approximately 12 years old, but she doesn't know her last name, her birthday, or, for that matter, the identity of her father. With a vocabulary of only two dozen words, her mentally disabled mother can't help Heidi fill the gaps in her history, but simple despair will not stop this little trooper. When she finds a camera full of old photographs, she begins a quest that will take her into the past and new beginnings. A mature, gripping story. From Barnes and Noble

" It wasn't too long after that that I decided to make a new list. Instead of things I knew about Mama, it would be a list of all the things I didn't know about her. There were so many, I had a feeling as I opened my notebook this would turn out to be the longest list I'd ever made. I pictured it being so long that it would stretch to the moon and back again."



" The novel has enough suspense to draw in mystery fans, while Weeks portrays Heidi's emotional and physical odyssey with admirable econmy and restraint." - The Horn Book (STARRED REVIEW)

" There's never been anyone here by that name," he said, standng up straight again. "It's rather unusual. I'm sure I would remeber."

" lovely writing-real, touching, and pared cleanly doen to the essentials." -ALA Bookist (STARRED REVIEW)

" I promised Bernadette that if she guessed ten flips in a row, instead of taking Heidi down to the station like I'd planned to, I'd take her to our house, feed her a home-cooked meal, and give her a warm bed to sleep in for the night."

The first passage that I chose is significant to the story because Heidi makes a list of things that she wants to remember. She was trying to write down everything that ahe knows about mama. Unfortunately, Heidi doesn't know much about her mother at this part in the book. So Heidi began to write down the things she doesn't know about mama. This makes Heidi wonder about her family past. Heidi wonders what the things that mama says mean. Heidi began wonder where her and mama came from and why mama has a mental disability. Heidi wants to retrace her past and learn about her mother's disability so she can help her mother out. Also, Heidi wants to figure out who her father and her grandmother is.

The second passage that I chose is significant to the story because Heidi goes out to Liberty, New York to figure out about her family past. Heidi finds a picture that lead her to a home, called Hilltop Home, for mental disabilied people. Heidi was lucky on the slot machines so she got enough money to travel to New York to find out her past. Heidi travels on a bus from Reno, Nevada to Liberty, New York to this home. The cab driver that took her to the home thought the home was closed but insisted on going to the home. Heidi runs in a man at the home and figures out that it is Thurman Hill. Heidi asked him if he knows if her mother was enrolled at this home. He looks Heidi's mother's name in the file cabinet and she wasn't in the files. Heidi tried to talk to him that she knows that mama was at this home. Thurman Hill told Heidi that he would know who was at his home.

The third passage that I chose is significant to the story because the police officer told Heidi this. Thurman Hill called the police because he wanted Heidi to leave. Heidi tried to run away from the home because she didn't want them to know that she was a minor and travel alone. the police officer caught her a brought her back into the home. the officer was Thurman's secretary's husband. Heidi told the officer that she had to call Bernie. The officer let her call Bernie. Heidi was talking to Bernie for a while and then the officer wanted to talk to Bernie. He talked to her for a while, came bach to Heidi and asked what the coin was going to land on, Heads or Tails. Heidi guessed the coin flips right ten times in a row. The officer said that if Bernie guessed what Heidi guessed ten times in a row, that he would take her back to his house, feed her a home-cooked meal and let her sleep in a warm bed tonight.

The YouTube video that I chose relates to the book because it explains Heidi's travel to figure out her long lost past. It also explains a lot about mama's disability and the things that mama can do. It shows why Heidi is show curious to figure out the things she doesn't know about her past. Also, the video shows the only twenty three words that mama says. The video shows the story line of the book. Also, it shows why Heidi decided to figured out her past. Heidi just wants to know what other kids know about themselves. Heidi wants to just live a normal live with her wonderful mother. Heidi wants to learn more about her mama's disability so she can help Bernie and mama out more.

The first picture that I chose is significant to the story because Heidi travel from Reno, Nevada to Liberty, New York. Heidi is on her way to figure out her family past. Heidi talks Bernie in letting her go by herself. Heidi promised Bernie to call her at every bus stop that she stops at. Along the way, Heidi discovers that Bernie and mama lost power back in Reno. Heidi tries to get in touch with Bernie but they don't get in touch for a few hours. Heidi talks to a lady named Alice and Heidi tried to lie to her about her past. However, Alice figured Heidi out a while back when Heidi was telling her that she knows a famous actress. Alcie got off at her stop and Heidi found somebody new to talk to. Her name was Georgia. Georgia was close to Heidi's age and was really interested in knowing Heidi's past too.

The second picture that I chose is significant to the story because Heidi is really lucky girl. Heidi always won at everything she did. Heidi would play the quarter slot machine at the landury matt. Heidi would win every time she pulled the slots. Heidi's winning would be used to get groceys and other supplys for mama. Heidi would sometimes play the slot machines just for fun. Heidi won three hundred and thirteen dollars. She used this money to pay for trip to Liberty, New York. Heidi lost her money on the way but she guessed how much jelly beans where in the glass jar to win some mnoey and a free ride from the taxi cab service. Heidi guessed the exact number that was in the glass jar. Heidi used it to get a ride to Hilltop Home.