Search - So B. It

Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

Heidi is a twelve-year-old girl who is being raised by Bernadette, who is like her guardian. Twelve years ago, Heidi's mom knocked on a stranger's door and said that she had a "bum brain," had nowhere to live, and was holding a baby.

Bernadette takes care of Heidi and her mom, who claims that her name is "So B. It." Heidi now wants to learn more about her mom, so she takes a road trip, by herself, to find out more about her mother's mysterious past. She doesn't really know where she is going, so she just goes wherever the path takes her. But even as little as Heidi knows about her mother, she loves her.

This book reminded me a lot of WALK TWO MOONS, because the storyline is similar. That a good thing in my opinion, because I love that book! At the beginning of SO B. IT, you are kind of like "okay, get on with it," but then the story gets interesting. This is a simple yet complicated book, which makes it very interesting.

Loved this book! I got this book because my daughter's 5th grade reading class was reading it. I could not put it down! I really enjoyed it! Definitely would recommend it.

I absolutely LOVED this book sooo much, i read it over the summer and couldn't stop reading it... this book is such a good book with so many cliff hangers making you want to keep going on forever till the book is over. some parts in this book made me wanna cry actually a lot of parts did but that's because i can kind of relate to this book in a few ways, but if you like mysteries then i deffinatly recommend this book to you . it's a real touching book, and the readers of it will genuinely be touched.
i loved it and i bet you will too so read this book i recommend it a lot!!!!!!

This book is usually referred to as a book for young readers. It is written in on a level easily understood by school age readers. However, the story is touching for readers of any age. The problems that Bernie, Heidi, and Mama (So B. It) face and the way they help each other will captivate the hearts of anyone. Heidi was born to a mentally handicapped mother who is left alone with no way of caring for herself or her child and Bernie, who suffers from agoraphobia, looks after them. Only Heidi, when she is still a child, can venture outside and do errands for them. Then, Heidi wants to find where she comes from and begins a trek across the country to find her story. Her incredible luck gets her there safely. It is a great read, but be warned--you'll need to keep the tissues handy.

My ten year ikd daugher loved this book. She inhaled it, reading it intwo days. She was very impressed with the idea that a mom could be mentally challenged, and a daughter (her age) have so much responsibility. It made great fodder for talking about diversity. She also seemed a little overwhelmed at the idea of having parents that could not take care of things, leaving that burden to a child.