So B Movie Vs Book Essay

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So B. It was written by Sarah Weeks and can be read in a book or a movie. The movie and the book is about this young girl, Heidi, who goes across the country to find out more about her mom, who is special needs, and her life. Heidi experiences some difficulties along the way to find the truth about her life, but she never stops trying. The So B. It book and movie are similar in many ways, but it is also different in ways too.
The book and the movie of So B. It are the same in many ways. In the book and movie, Heidi still meets up with Roy and Ruby and spends time at their house while she is in Liberty. The So B. It book and movie also have the number of jelly beans in the jar the same, and Heidi is still lucky in both the book and movie. Both
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It are similar, there are differences in the two. In the book, it has Heidi cutting her hair in an emotional state, while in the movie it shows her putting lipstick all over her face in an emotional state. In the movie, it starts out with Heidi on the bus on the way to Liberty, New York, but in the book Heidi is in her apartment with Mama and Bernie. In the book, Heidi gives Bernie a map to help Bernie know where Heidi is during the trip to Liberty, New York, and Bernie gives Heidi the red sweater that Heidi’s grandmother had worn. In the movie, Bernie has a globe to help her know where Heidi is, but it doesn’t show that Heidi gave it to Bernie. Also, Bernie never gave Heidi the red sweater to have with her. In the movie, Mama died of a heart attack, and in the book, Mama died in her sleep. In the book, Heidi tells Bernie that she is leaving to Liberty, but in the movie, Heidi doesn’t tell anyone. The place that Heidi is planning on visiting is called Hilltop Home in the book, and in the movie, the place is called Hill House. The book and the movie of So B. It were similar in many ways, but there were some differences between the two. The book and the movie were very well written to be almost exactly the same. So B. It was very enjoyable to read and watch and the book and movie was full of

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