Summary:
In the book So. B. It, there is a little girl, Heidi whose mother is autistic and her father “disappeared” from her mother’s life when her mom found out that she was pregnant. Heidi knows that her mother loves her even though at times, there life is really hard. With her mother being autistic she can’t get a good paying job. Their loving neighbor Bernadette plays a big role in Heidi and “Mamas” life. Bernadette finally taught Mama how to open cans but trying to teach her how to tie her shoes is going to be a big struggle. Mama knows 23 words, but one of them is “soof” and nobody can figure out what it means.
Heidi and her mother live in Reno which is a little town without much to do. One day Heidi takes her babysitting money down to the Laundromat, and get s lucky when she hits the “jackpot” on the slot machines. The money that she wins doesn’t cover their needs. Heidi always wondered how they ended up living next to Bernadette. Bernadette tells Heidi how her mother just appeared at the door to the apartment that they are now living in. “Mama” was unable to tell Bernadette what her babies name was. Bernadette said that Heidi was only one week old. So Bernadette takes “Mama” and Heidi under her wing and cares for them since “Mama” is autistic and cannot care for Heidi properly. Bernadette takes on the responsibility of pretty much taking care of two kids. Bernadette has to help Heidi with her homework and help “Mama” learn new things.
Heidi starts to wonder about mothers past and what the word “soof” means. Heidi would constantly keep asking Bernadette where her mother came from and Bernadette just changes the subject because she isn’t sure where “Mamma” came from. Heidi starts becoming more and more interested and one day she finds an old camera in a drawer and goes and gets the film developed. When Heidi gets the film back the pictures reveal some of her and her mothers past.
Review:
When I read the back of “So B. It”, I instantly wanted to read it. The fact that the book is something that could actually happen in real life is what made me want to read it. The way that the author Sarah Weeks told the story from the point of view of almost each character was really interesting. I thought that Heidi’s life would be more difficult than it actually is in the story because her mother is mentally disabled. I think that if Bernadette wouldn’t have found Heidi and her mom, they would both have died. Bernadette didn’t have to take them in and care for them but she did anyways. This book made me want to keep reading it because of the author’s word choice.
This book is something that could happen in real life. This book kept me interested because of the twists and turns in their lives. Heidi has it hard growing up living with an autistic mother, because her mom couldn’t help her with the things she needed help with she always had to rely on Bernadette.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read stories about real life situations. This story is about something that happens in real life. If you enjoy reading stories about real life situations this book is good for you. This book is kind of sad because of Heidi’s mothers disability and that her mom cant help Heidi with the things that she needs help with.
In the book So. B. It, there is a little girl, Heidi whose mother is autistic and her father “disappeared” from her mother’s life when her mom found out that she was pregnant. Heidi knows that her mother loves her even though at times, there life is really hard. With her mother being autistic she can’t get a good paying job. Their loving neighbor Bernadette plays a big role in Heidi and “Mamas” life. Bernadette finally taught Mama how to open cans but trying to teach her how to tie her shoes is going to be a big struggle. Mama knows 23 words, but one of them is “soof” and nobody can figure out what it means.
Heidi and her mother live in Reno which is a little town without much to do. One day Heidi takes her babysitting money down to the Laundromat, and get s lucky when she hits the “jackpot” on the slot machines. The money that she wins doesn’t cover their needs. Heidi always wondered how they ended up living next to Bernadette. Bernadette tells Heidi how her mother just appeared at the door to the apartment that they are now living in. “Mama” was unable to tell Bernadette what her babies name was. Bernadette said that Heidi was only one week old. So Bernadette takes “Mama” and Heidi under her wing and cares for them since “Mama” is autistic and cannot care for Heidi properly. Bernadette takes on the responsibility of pretty much taking care of two kids. Bernadette has to help Heidi with her homework and help “Mama” learn new things.
Heidi starts to wonder about mothers past and what the word “soof” means. Heidi would constantly keep asking Bernadette where her mother came from and Bernadette just changes the subject because she isn’t sure where “Mamma” came from. Heidi starts becoming more and more interested and one day she finds an old camera in a drawer and goes and gets the film developed. When Heidi gets the film back the pictures reveal some of her and her mothers past.
Review:
When I read the back of “So B. It”, I instantly wanted to read it. The fact that the book is something that could actually happen in real life is what made me want to read it. The way that the author Sarah Weeks told the story from the point of view of almost each character was really interesting. I thought that Heidi’s life would be more difficult than it actually is in the story because her mother is mentally disabled. I think that if Bernadette wouldn’t have found Heidi and her mom, they would both have died. Bernadette didn’t have to take them in and care for them but she did anyways. This book made me want to keep reading it because of the author’s word choice.
This book is something that could happen in real life. This book kept me interested because of the twists and turns in their lives. Heidi has it hard growing up living with an autistic mother, because her mom couldn’t help her with the things she needed help with she always had to rely on Bernadette.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read stories about real life situations. This story is about something that happens in real life. If you enjoy reading stories about real life situations this book is good for you. This book is kind of sad because of Heidi’s mothers disability and that her mom cant help Heidi with the things that she needs help with.
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