So B. It is a 2004 children's novel written by Sarah Weeks. The story follows a young girl named Heidi as she embarks on a journey to uncover the mysteries of her family and her past, centered around her relationship with her mentally disabled mother. The novel has been recognized with several awards, including the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award in Illinois and the William Allen White Children's Book Award in Kansas.

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Premise

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.

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Film adaptation

The book was adapted into a film released in 2016, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Talitha Bateman, Jessie Collins, Alfre Woodard, John Heard, Jacinda Barrett, Dash Mihok, and Cloris Leachman.