Suspension of belief is beside the point: readers will probably respond to Heidi's voice and determination, get caught up in the mystery and feel wiser for the mild tear-jerker ending. "It's just something to be grateful for") and Heidi is determined to find out what Mama means by the strange word "soof." When Heidi uncovers an old camera with a roll of undeveloped film, a host of clues to her identity send her on a solo cross-country bus trip to confront people who not only do not expect her but have taken pains to insulate themselves from her existence. But as the novel opens, Heidi has begun to chafe she is no longer willing to live with Bernadette's complacency about the mysterious past ("What happened before doesn't matter," Bernadette tells Heidi. Somehow Heidi and Mama never get billed for rent or utilities, and besides, Heidi has an almost magical ability to play slot machines, which, in their native Reno, can be found even in the local Sudsy Duds laundromat.
This book was better than My Sister's Keeper movie, and it made me cry for a while.Heidi It has gotten to be 12 years old without knowing any but the sketchiest information about her background: her mentally disabled mother, who insists her name is So Be It, showed up with the week-old Heidi on their neighbor Bernadette's doorstep seemingly out of the clear blue sky, and Bernadette, who is severely agoraphobic but also bookish and generous, has been looking out for Heidi and Mama ever since.
I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoyed My Sister's Keeper and enjoys feeling so connected to the story that you cry. Therefore, my prediction would be partially right, but there will still be something that is completely unexpected to make the story interesting. I wish that the hints in the book were a little easier to put together. I predicted that the founder of Hilltop House was Heidi's father. I finished this book to see if my prediction would come true. I thought it was like a secret code or something. It also made me interested because I wanted to know what So B. I picked this book because after reading the back of the book, it reminded me of My Sister's Keeper, the movie, and My Sister's Keeper was an enjoyable movie. She sets out on a quest to discover the history of her family. It audiobook by Sarah Weeks with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and Android. After the word "soof" from her mothers vocabulary begins to bother her, Heidi is determined to find the meaning behind this word. Heidi doesn't know much about herself or her mother. It has a mental disability and Bernadette has agoraphobia(an anxiety disorder).
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