So B. It So B. It

Type

Book

Authors

Weeks, Sarah

ISBN 10

0439793335

ISBN 13

9780439793339

Tags

realistic fiction, agoraphobia, Disabilities, Travel, Mental Illness, Identity, Parents, self discovery, ALA Notable Children's Book, Booklist Editors' Choice, Illinois Readers' Choice Award, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Land of Enchantment Book Award, South Carolina Book Award, William Allen White Children's Book Award Winner, YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, Young Hoosier Book Award

Series Name

So B. It

Abstract

The only family that 13-year-old Heidi has ever known is an unusual one made up of her developmentally disabled mother and their agoraphobic neighbor, Bernadette. (Agoraphobia is a terrible fear of open spaces.) Bernadette ("Bernie") has been taking care of both Heidi and her mother since they showed up in her Reno, Nevada apartment building soon after Heidi was born. But since Heidi's mom only uses 23 different words, neither Heidi nor Bernie really knows where she came from or whether Heidi and she have any other family. When Heidi finds an old camera and the developed film gives her a clue about her mother's past, she strikes out on her own for New York, determined to find her roots

Description

WAWCBA Winner, 2007

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