It’s a long and fearful trip, one that causes her to think of turning back several times. She sets off from Reno, Nev., to Liberty, N.Y., to find the truth. What is this strange word, why does her mother say it so much and does it hold a key to her past?Īs she begins to piece together tiny shreds of information, Heidi realizes that her journey is inevitable. But when she becomes haunted by one of her mother’s indistinguishable words, the real mystery sets in. Heidi seems happy with her odd life after all, she realizes, she doesn’t miss what she’s never had, like a father. They even practice crossing streets by placing towels on the floor and learning to look both ways. With Bernie’s help, Heidi and her mother have all the basics for survival.īernie teaches Heidi to read and write, to shop with a grocery list and to check out books from the public library. Heidi and her mentally disabled mother, who has a vocabulary of only 23 words, depend on Bernadette for their existence. She doesn’t attend school, but learns from her agoraphobic neighbor, Bernadette. She doesn’t know who her father is or even when her birthday is. Thus begins a quest that carries Heidi on a cross-country journey full of challenge and adventure.įrom the start, Heidi’s life is far from ordinary. It." This story is told by Heidi, a 12-year-old girl who knows little about her past but soon becomes determined to find out who she really is. Sarah Weeks, author of the popular “Guy" series, is known for having males as her main characters.
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