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Mama and Baby Heidi meet Bernadette
Mama comes to her apartment after Heidi's grandmother dies. Mama, who is special needs, bangs on the apartment door to come in, and Bernadette hears the commotion. This part of the story is the exposition. -
Mama says soof for the first time.
Mama was playing and twelve-year-old Heidi overhears Mama say a word that she has never said before: soof. Bernadette just figures that it meant nothing, but Heidi cannot stop thinking about it. This four letter word leads Heidi to wonder who she is, and where the rest of her family is. This part of the story would be the rising action. -
Heidi finds a roll of film that she has never seen before.
Heidi discovers a photo film that needs to be developed. She gets it developed and finds pictures of her pregnant mother with her grandma. They thought it had to Heidi's grandmother because she was wearing a sweater that her mother had brought to the apartment. Another picture shows Heidi's mom with other people in front of a building. In that picture there was a sign that said, "HILLTOP HOME, LIBERTY, NEW YORK." This part of the story is the rising action. -
Heidi gets on a bus to go to New York.
Heidi will not rest until she figures out why her mother was at Hill House and if she has a grandma. Bernadette has a disease that makes her not able to go outside without something bad happening, so Heidi has to go all the way from Nevada to New York alone. This part of the story would be the climax. -
Heidi meets Alice.
While Heidi is on her way to New York, she meets a lady named Alice. Alice has a very big family, and is on her way to a family reunion. The two of them get to talking, and Heidi starts lying about who she is. When she says that she is related to Shirley Temple, Alice figures out that she is lying, and their friendship ends. This part of the story would be the climax. -
Heidi meets Gloria
Heidi meets Gloria when Heidi throws up and Gloria offers her a Doublemint. Gloria is eighteen years old and is going to college. They became good friends over the next two days they rode on the bus together. This part of the story is the climax. -
Heidi arrives in Liberty and tries to get a cab ride with no money.
When Heidi finally arrives in Liberty, she has to figure out how to get a cab ride. Heidi's money had been stolen earlier, so she couldn't buy a ride. Then, Heidi sees a jar of jellybeans with a sign taped to the jar that said, "guess how many - win the beans, plus a free ride!" Heidi guesses the right number (1,527) and a man drives her to Hill House. This part of the story is the climax. -
Heidi meets Elliot at Hill House and finds out from Mr. Hill (Heidi's grandfather) that Elliot is her father.
This part of the story is the falling action. -
Heidi goes home with Roy and Ruby. While Heidi stays with them, Bernadette urges Heidi to come home. She said that her and Mama needed her.
This part of the story is the falling action. -
Bernadette calls Heidi and tells her that Mama died.
This part of the story is the falling action. -
Ruby and Roy offer for Heidi to stay and live in Liberty with them, so she could get to know her father, but Heidi decides to go back and live with Bernadette.
This part of the story is the resolution.
