Iggie's House - Hardcover

Blume, Judy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1481414100 ISBN 13: 9781481414104

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014

Synopsis

When it comes to friendship, who cares about skin color? This classic middle grade novel from Judy Blume carries an important message—with a fresh new look.

Iggie’s House just wasn’t the same. Iggie was gone, moved to Tokyo. And there was Winnie, cracking her gum on Grove Street, where she’d always lived, with no more best friend and two weeks left of summer.

Then the Garber family moved into Iggie’s house—two boys, Glenn and Herbie, and Tina, their little sister. The Garbers were black and Grove Street was white and always had been. Winnie, a welcoming committee of one, set out to make a good impression and be a good neighbor. That’s why the trouble started.

Because Glenn and Herbie and Tina didn’t want a “good neighbor.” They wanted a friend.

About this title

From the Publisher:

When Grove Street gets its first black family, Winnie is a welcoming party of one.

"The purpose is worthy, and the most perceptive aspect of the book is the interpretation of the reaction of the black family."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

From the Inside Flap:

Winnie Barringer's best friend, Iggie, has moved away. How is Winnie going to make it through summer vacation?
Then the Garber family moves into Iggie's House, and Winnie is thrilled. The problem is, not everyone is as welcoming as Winnie.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1481414100
• ISBN 13: 9781481414104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160