Review: SO B. IT, Module 5, Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Weeks, Sarah. 2004. SO B. IT. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN # 0064410472

Heidi and her mentally challenged mother exist on luck. It was luck that brought them their neighbor who has cared for Heidi and her mother since Heidi was about a week old. It is luck which allows them to win extra cash to get what necessities they need. And it is luck, along with Heidi’s good sense, which allows her to travel across the country to find the truth about their existences. Heidi is a normal child growing up in very abnormal circumstances. At first Heidi does not realize that living with and being cared for by a mentally ill mother and an agoraphobic neighbor is an abnormal life. As she grows she realizes differently. Despite these odds she grows into an intelligent and capable young woman. Heidi is a wonderful character who learns that she can be in control. This selection will show adolescents that they can be responsible young adults; that when it is necessary they can be in charge and effective. This story will keep children intrigued as answers to Heidi’s past are discovered through the bravery and capableness of Heidi herself