So B. It

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) and Kansas (the William Allen White Children's Book Award). 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. Settings Reno, 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 York Book summary 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. Characters 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.