Heidi is a twelve-year-old girl with a mentally disabled mother, but who is otherwise extremely lucky. She and her mother are taken care of by their next-door neighbour, Bernadette after the two appeared at her door when Heidi was a newborn. Heidi has no information about her family, other than what her mother says through her 23-word vocabulary, including the word soof. Heidi sets out to discover her family's history and origins and travels on her own from Reno, Nevada to Liberty, New York to visit the group home in the photographs she discovered in her house.[4]
Charactersedit
Heidi DeMuth (originally known as Heidi It): The main character in the story. A twelve-year-old girl, she is kind, courageous, extremely lucky and determined.
Sophia Lynne DeMuth (called Mama by Heidi; Soof by Elliot; Precious Bouquet or just Precious by Bernadette; and So Be It by herself): Heidi's mentally disabled mother. She is kind and loving, even though she has a very limited vocabulary and little ability to learn. She likes Jujyfruit candies but dislikes buses (see Diane DeMuth).
Bernadette "Bernie" (called Dette by Sophia): Heidi's next-door neighbour who acts as mother or guardian to Heidi. She has agoraphobia.
Alexander "Zander": An older boy who lives in Heidi's apartment building. Though gruff, Heidi enjoys his company because he tells outlandish stories that she likes to analyze for their truthfulness.
Elliot Hill: Heidi's father and Sophia's best friend. He is also mentally disabled. Calls Sophia "soof" because he cannot pronounce "Sophia".
Thurman Hill: Heidi's grandfather. He works at Hilltop Home, a place for the mentally disabled, where Heidi's mother lived for a year.
Ruby Franklin: A Hilltop Home employee who helps Heidi with her quest and takes care of her for part of her journey. Her husband is Roy Franklin (see below).
Roy Franklin: Ruby's husband, a local sheriff, helps Heidi find the truth about herself, as well as the meaning behind the word "soof".
Diane DeMuth: Heidi's grandmother. She, unfortunately, died when Heidi was born, in a bus accident, the reason Sophia is afraid of buses.
Alice Wilinsky: The first person Heidi rides with on her way to Liberty. In response to Alice's prolonged discussion of her own extended family, Heidi invents a fantasy family life that includes answers to questions she is seeking to solve, but Alice knows that Heidi is lying and becomes disinterested in a continuing conversation.
Georgia Sweet: An 18-year-old bound for college who joins Heidi for the next part of her bus trip. Unlike Alice Wilinsky, Georgia is more interested in Heidi than herself, and Heidi finds herself sharing her true story in detail.
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For the film based on the novel see So B It film This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary Please help improve the article by adding more real world context April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message The article s lead section may need to be rewritten Please help improve the lead and read the lead layout guide April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message So B It is a children s novel by Sarah Weeks released in 2004 It received awards in Illinois the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader s Book Award 1 and Kansas the William Allen White Children s Book Award 2 The book recounts the story of a young girl s relationship with her disabled mother her quest to learn more about her family and her desire to discover the truth 3 So B ItAuthorSarah WeeksCountryAmericaLanguageEnglishSeriesNoneGenreRealistic fictionPublisherHarperCollinsPublication date2004Pages245 Contents 1 Settings 2 Premise 3 Characters 4 Film adaptation 5 References 6 External linksSettings editReno Nevada Heidi s home town Liberty New York Fernley Nevada Salt Lake City Utah Lovelock Nevada Rock Springs Wyoming Cheyenne Wyoming Des Moines Iowa New York City New York Monticello New YorkPremise editHeidi is a twelve year old girl with a mentally disabled mother but who is otherwise extremely lucky She and her mother are taken care of by their next door neighbour Bernadette after the two appeared at her door when Heidi was a newborn Heidi has no information about her family other than what her mother says through her 23 word vocabulary including the word soof Heidi sets out to discover her family s history and origins and travels on her own from Reno Nevada to Liberty New York to visit the group home in the photographs she discovered in her house 4 Characters editHeidi DeMuth originally known as Heidi It The main character in the story A twelve year old girl she is kind courageous extremely lucky and determined Sophia Lynne DeMuth called Mama by Heidi Soof by Elliot Precious Bouquet or just Precious by Bernadette and So Be It by herself Heidi s mentally disabled mother She is kind and loving even though she has a very limited vocabulary and little ability to learn She likes Jujyfruit candies but dislikes buses see Diane DeMuth Bernadette Bernie called Dette by Sophia Heidi s next door neighbour who acts as mother or guardian to Heidi She has agoraphobia Alexander Zander An older boy who lives in Heidi s apartment building Though gruff Heidi enjoys his company because he tells outlandish stories that she likes to analyze for their truthfulness Elliot Hill Heidi s father and Sophia s best friend He is also mentally disabled Calls Sophia soof because he cannot pronounce Sophia Thurman Hill Heidi s grandfather He works at Hilltop Home a place for the mentally disabled where Heidi s mother lived for a year Ruby Franklin A Hilltop Home employee who helps Heidi with her quest and takes care of her for part of her journey Her husband is Roy Franklin see below Roy Franklin Ruby s husband a local sheriff helps Heidi find the truth about herself as well as the meaning behind the word soof Diane DeMuth Heidi s grandmother She unfortunately died when Heidi was born in a bus accident the reason Sophia is afraid of buses Alice Wilinsky The first person Heidi rides with on her way to Liberty In response to Alice s prolonged discussion of her own extended family Heidi invents a fantasy family life that includes answers to questions she is seeking to solve but Alice knows that Heidi is lying and becomes disinterested in a continuing conversation Georgia Sweet An 18 year old bound for college who joins Heidi for the next part of her bus trip Unlike Alice Wilinsky Georgia is more interested in Heidi than herself and Heidi finds herself sharing her true story in detail Film adaptation editMain article So B It film The book was adapted into a film released in 2016 directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal starring Talitha Bateman Jessie Collins Alfre Woodard John Heard Jacinda Barrett Dash Mihok and Cloris Leachman 5 6 References edit Rebecca Caudill Young Reader s Book Award Rcyrba org Retrieved 2012 05 20 William Allen White Children s Book Award Archived 2010 05 28 at the Wayback Machine So B It by Sarah Weeks Scholastic www scholastic com Retrieved 2020 05 10 So B It www publishersweekly com Retrieved 2020 05 10 McNary Dave May 28 2015 Alfre Woodard Talitha Bateman to Star in Drama So B It EXCLUSIVE variety com Retrieved August 10 2015 McNary Dave June 30 2015 John Heard Cloris Leachman Jacinda Barrett Join So B It EXCLUSIVE variety com Retrieved August 10 2015 Awards Preceded byThe City of Ember Winner of theWilliam Allen White Children s Book AwardGrades 6 82007 Succeeded byAirball My Life in BriefsExternal links editSo B It at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title So B It amp oldid 1196944750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
