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So B. It (Link goes to Amazon)So B. It: 12/08/09
Until I stumbled upon So B. It at my local library I only knew Sarah Weeks for Happy Birthday Frankie, a cute picture book retelling of Frankenstein that has been in my son's collection since his first birthday.

So B. It is a novel written for "mature tweens" (a description I read in a review). In it, Heidi It is trying to discover her mother's true identity. Her mother, though living, can't help in the process because she is mentally handicapped and only knows a limited vocabulary. Heidi's only other adult in her life, is a next door neighbor who suffers from agoraphobia. If Heidi is going to solve the mystery, she's going to have do it on her own.

The family dynamic of Heidi, her mother and the next door neighbor in  So B. It reminds me most of Lilo and Stitch. I'm thinking of the line about the family being a little broken but still good. Heidi, though she wants to know the truth of her mother's history, she still loves her family. She isn't looking for a better life, just someone to fill in the gaps and answer some questions.

There's just a hint of magical realism to So B. It. Heidi is lucky. Living in Vegas, her kind of luck helps pay the bills sometimes. Her luck can't answer her questions but it can get her on the right path.

I'm happy to report Heidi finds her answers. The journey is rough and what she discovered comes with a price but it provides for a satisfying conclusion that paints a full picture of an unusual life and gives Heidi a chance to grow.

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Comment #1: Monday, May, 26, 2008 at 03:30:48

bunny

The Goose With the Golden Eggs "



Comment #2: Monday, May, 26, 2008 at 13:21:15

Aaron says:
"I hear this is a great book, it would be a good one to add to my collection. My favorite fable would have to be The Tortoise and The Hare."



Comment #3: Monday, May, 26, 2008 at 20:27:34

Ivan Girl

Sounds like a good read. :)

Mine would be "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and "The Dog & His Reflection." "



Comment #4: Tuesday, May, 27, 2008 at 10:05:32

Jessica

Boy that cried wolf....great moral!"



Comment #5: Tuesday, May, 27, 2008 at 20:47:44

Ginny

Sounds like a great book! My favorite is The Ant and the Grasshopper"



Comment #6: Tuesday, May, 27, 2008 at 23:41:07

Shelby

Would love to win for my grandson! My favorite would probably have to be "Jack and the Beanstalk"."



Comment #7: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 01:37:58

Neville

I have always fancied the fable about the wolf and the "sour grapes". It seems so apt to most of us and is timeless in its moral."



Comment #8: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 11:12:44

Cindi

Hi, I like the fable/story of "Rapunzel!" Many thanks,Cindi"



Comment #9: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 11:16:31

Anne

Flies and The Honey is my favourite and is one of Aesop's Fables! Lovely giveaway, thanks"



Comment #10: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 11:48:20

Gina Stratos

I love The Frog Princess. Growing up, I also had an obsession with Greek Mythology."



Comment #11: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 13:02:16

Desmond

The Ant and the Grasshopper "



Comment #12: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 14:03:56

Jill Lear

The boy who cried wolf. We have shared this with all of our children to try and get across what happens when we "cry wolf""



Comment #13: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 14:11:50

Margaret Smith

My favorite is the Rainbow Fish (all about sharing) Thanks for this giveaway."



Comment #14: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 14:13:34

Penelope Anne

Wow, this sounds interesting. My favorite fables are most definitely the Native American creation stories, btu I also think that "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is one of the best teaching fables ever written. "



Comment #15: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 14:38:46

Meredith Peters

How the Elephant Got His Snout version by Rudyard Kipling!"



Comment #16: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 15:02:04

Marion

The Ant and the Grasshopper by Aesop is one of my favorite fables."



Comment #17: Wednesday, May, 28, 2008 at 15:50:00

Sandra kao

the toroise and the hare is a great fable"



Comment #18: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 03:30:21

Stephen Saunders

no favorite... like them all."



Comment #19: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 04:14:40

Peggy Gorman

I love all the fable stories,my favorite is Rapunzal."



Comment #20: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 06:30:35

julie

the princess and the pea all time fave"



Comment #21: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 08:13:44

Kathy Scott

The Boy Who Cried Wolf. I remind my boys of this all the time."



Comment #22: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 09:14:41

Judith Rachmani

My favorite fable is about the boy who cried wolf because of the moral of the fable - which is relevant to this day."



Comment #23: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 10:35:34

Ronni Fox

The fable of the sour grapes"



Comment #24: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 13:50:50

Angela Jacobs

The tortoise and the hare, my favorite"



Comment #25: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 15:27:44

Elizabeth M.

My favorite fable is probably still The Ant and the Grasshopper. That message will always apply!"



Comment #26: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 15:34:40

Sarah

the boy who cried wolf will always be the best"



Comment #27: Thursday, May, 29, 2008 at 16:40:48

Jennifer Maslowski

My favorite is The Gingerbread Man."



Comment #28: Friday, May, 30, 2008 at 05:16:26

Terra Heck

Great book. My favorite is The Ant and The Grasshopper."



Comment #29: Friday, May, 30, 2008 at 06:29:46

Sharon Jones

The Tortoise and The Hare for sure...thanks!!!"



Comment #30: Friday, May, 30, 2008 at 07:42:57

David

The one about "sour grapes"."



Comment #31: Friday, May, 30, 2008 at 17:30:13

Lisa Fosses

Jack and Jill"



Comment #32: Friday, May, 30, 2008 at 18:59:03

gdaybloke

It's hard to pick a favourite, but I have to lean away from Aesop's and the other European fables and go to an Australian Aboriginal tale, the story of Tiddalik the Frog.

In the tale, Tiddalik has drunk all of the water in Australia - every river, every stream. The animals convene to decide how to deal with this, and determine they have to make him laugh all the water out.

Kookaburra's jokes don't work, Kangaroo's leaps don't work, Lizard's scampering doesn't work.

Finally, little forgotten Eel, who no-one had even thought to ask to help, bends himself in to an assortment of shapes, and Tiddalik laughs, releasing all of the water back across the landscape.

Not only is the story an intrinsic part of most Aboriginal tribe's dreamtime folklore, it's also reminiscent of any number of other tales where the true hero is the one no-one else even thought to consider."



Comment #33: Saturday, May, 31, 2008 at 03:13:22

Suse

The story of ingenuity and perseverence -- The Crow and the Pitcher -- is one not often heard but well worth looking at."



Comment #34: Saturday, May, 31, 2008 at 19:45:53

dewey

My favorite fable is Jack and the Beanstalk. "



Comment #35: Sunday, June, 1, 2008 at 02:05:31

Debbie Criss

The old Lady who lived in a shoe. Please enter me, thank you"



Comment #36: Tuesday, June, 3, 2008 at 11:34:09

Ilicia

My favorite fable was The Fox and the Crow"



Comment #37: Wednesday, June, 4, 2008 at 15:52:16

Melissa

"The Tortoise and the Hare""



Comment #38: Thursday, June, 5, 2008 at 00:16:46

christopher harner

loved jack and the beanstalk"



Comment #39: Friday, June, 6, 2008 at 16:05:39

Vicky Boackle

the boy who cried wolf"



Comment #40: Friday, June, 6, 2008 at 16:56:59

AnneMarie DeRemer

My favorite fable is "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and all its variations."



Comment #41: Sunday, June, 8, 2008 at 17:45:26

Linda Ellis

Red Riding Hood"



Comment #42: Sunday, June, 8, 2008 at 22:17:11

Carol Ezovski

The Boy Who Cried Wolf -- it happens around here all the time!"



Comment #43: Wednesday, June, 11, 2008 at 08:29:52

Erica L

I like the tortoise and the hare. And, in modern times, I think of it as also meaning, doing your work well the first time, rather than doing just enough to look good--and then having things go wrong and spending way too much time fixing mistakes!"



Comment #44: Friday, June, 13, 2008 at 21:28:00

Tasses

Please enter me to win this book.

I posted about your contest here: RandomWonder "



Comment #45: Saturday, June, 14, 2008 at 01:09:58

Leigh Nichols

The Boy who cried wolf"



Comment #46: Saturday, June, 14, 2008 at 11:19:35

Carol Drury

Ant and the Grasshopper!!!"



Comment #47: Monday, June, 16, 2008 at 07:06:49

judy brittle

so many wonderful stories but i like rapunzel and princess and the pea best."



Comment #48: Monday, June, 16, 2008 at 23:05:51

Anna Thurman

I like the princess and the pea"



Comment #49: Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 at 21:02:00

M.A.

The Fox and the Grapes"



Comment #50: Thursday, June, 19, 2008 at 01:45:53

Jane

I like the one about the blind men (from Indostan) and the elephant - they each see it very differently"



Comment #51: Thursday, June, 19, 2008 at 23:09:30

William Wright Jr

"Ant and the Grasshopper" mainly because of the funny "version" of the story Fry used on Futurama, haha."



Comment #52: Friday, June, 20, 2008 at 06:26:23

Donna Coughlin

I love this prize and my favorite fable is the Tortoise and the Hare."



Comment #53: Saturday, June, 21, 2008 at 03:51:47

Molly Capel

I love the Tortoise & The Hare. It makes you stop and think about not rushing thru your life, and stopping and smelling the roses sometimes."



Comment #54: Saturday, June, 21, 2008 at 13:43:43

Anita Yancey

I can't pick, because I like them all. This sounds like a good book."



Comment #55: Saturday, June, 21, 2008 at 23:55:19

mary Otis

Too many false "Wolf-Wolfs"."



Comment #56: Sunday, June, 22, 2008 at 10:41:00

Kimberly

One of my favorite fables is "The Lame Crick'T""



Comment #57: Sunday, June, 22, 2008 at 18:24:04

Hesper Fry

My favorite is the boy that cried wolf! "



Comment #58: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 12:29:53

Pamela White

The three little pigs is my favorite."



Comment #59: Monday, June, 23, 2008 at 20:44:09

Vicki Wurgler

The Tortoise and The Hare is my favorite"



Comment #60: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 02:59:41

Karrie Millheim

The Troll in Central Park"



Comment #61: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 21:06:31

Bebe

The old lady who lived in the shoe"



Comment #62: Tuesday, June, 24, 2008 at 21:37:44

Jeane

My favorite fable is the Brementown musicians- where the four old unwanted animals team up and frighten away thieves from a house. I have several picture book versions of it- in some, the animals plan to scare the robbers, in another they are just peeking in the window and frighten them away inadvertently. That version is my favorite."

Comment #63: Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 at 02:16:26

Jaime

King Arthur."



Comment #64: Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 at 09:18:35

Dorothy R.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf, really good."



Comment #65: Wednesday, June, 25, 2008 at 12:03:48

Sharon

My favorite fable is "The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs"."



Comment #66: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 02:57:42

Michelle Hohertz

henny penny would be my fave"



Comment #67: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 05:22:09

ray davison, II

I think The TOrtoise and the Hare. "



Comment #68: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 11:27:28

Kevin Morrissey

Jack and the Beanstalk "



Comment #69: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 11:38:48

kathy pease

jack and the beanstalk"



Comment #70: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 14:54:43

Valerie Mabrey

Love the boy who cried wolf."



Comment #71: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 17:01:48

Ed Nemmers

"The Ugly Duckling" is my favorite fable."



Comment #72: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 17:17:34

mike pease

HANSEL AND GRETEL"



Comment #73: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 18:12:23

Heather C

The Ants and the Grasshopper is my favorite fable."



Comment #74: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 20:49:08

SARAH WOODS

fAVORITE FABLE: SNOW WHITE"



Comment #75: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 22:33:31

Susanne Troop

The Ugly Duckling is my favorite!"



Comment #76: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 22:47:33

Buddy Garrett

The Tortoise and the Hare."



Comment #77: Thursday, June, 26, 2008 at 23:48:18

kathleen Yohanna

I like the fable of "Snow White and Rose Red". Not to be confused with Snow White and the Seven drawfs."



Comment #78: Friday, June, 27, 2008 at 00:18:02

Charlene Kuser

The Fox and the Grapes.Thanks for the contest.My kids love fables"



Comment #79: Friday, June, 27, 2008 at 00:39:14

Donna Kozar

I like the turtle and the rabbit."