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So B. It

By: Sarah Weeks
Narrated by: Cherry Jones
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You couldn't really tell about Mama's brain just from looking at her, but it was obvious as soon as she spoke. She had a high voice, like a little girl's, and she only knew 23 words. I know this for a fact, because we kept a list of the things Mama said tacked to the inside of the kitchen cabinet. Most of the words were common ones, like good and more and hot, but there was one word only my mother said, soof.

Although she lives an unconventional lifestyle with her mentally disabled mother and their doting neighbor, Bernadette, Heidi has a lucky streak that has a way of pointing her in the right direction. When a mysterious word in her mother's vocabulary begins to haunt her, Heidi's thirst for the truth leads her on a cross-country journey in search of the secrets of her past.

©2004 Sarah Weeks (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Family Life Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Heartfelt

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"A remarkable novel." (New York Times Book Review)

"This is lovely writing - real, touching, and pared cleanly down to the essentials." (Booklist)
Beautiful Story • Relatable Tale • Excellent Narration • Magical Storytelling • Timeless Appeal
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the best book I've read in a long time. Every chapter kept you wanting to know more.

amazing and heartfelt

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This was a great listen! I really enjoyed the storyline as well as the characters. I look forward to other books by this author!

Great Listen!

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interesting, it’s a good book to read from time to time, the audio can be a little annoying , but the story is realistic and relatable in a sense .

It was a Good Story

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I really loved reading this book when I was growing and just being able to listen to it reminded me of why. It’s a wonderful tale of a girl searching for answers of who she is but also learns so much on the way towards them.

Wonderful

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It's a touching story and worth the listen. I'm glad I spent the 4 hours on this one.

Touching

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OMG with the deliberate speech impediment, every L & R are double wuus? Sorry no.

Tough listen.

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Very good book, only complaint was just a bit too short for my taste. Narrator was excellent too!!

SHORT BUT SOOOO SWEET

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I loved the book but the one thing that could have been better was the narration but everything else was excellent.

Great book!!!

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In fact, no book gets better than this. It is beautiful, sad, thrilling and perhaps the best book I have read/heard in years. Sarah Weeks tells more story in 4 and 1/2 hours than most best selling authors tell in a lifetime.

The narrator is every bit as good as the author--a perfect match. Don't hesitate. This is a surefire winner for your next download.

Audio books don't get better than this

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I picked this book up when i was 11. ( Basically the only book i loved besides harry potter). I am now, 22 and thought about it for months and then, had a free audio book! and found it again. Emotional. Made me think about life...differently back then and did it again, now. Innocent. Sweet. Interesting. The "performance" was really nice!!!

Read it before. Still great.

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