Iggie's House
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3.5 • 4 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Iggie's House is a moving novel that tackles racism and neighbourhood prejudice.
Dear Iggie. How are you? I hope you're fine because nobody around here is . . .
Winnie's best friend, Iggie, has just moved away – and Winnie's bored out of her mind without her.
So she's determined to be friends with the new family, the Garbers, who've moved into Iggie's old house – especially Glenn, who's kind of cute. But certain people don't want the Garbers to be there, and have started a petition to get rid of them.
You see, Glenn and his family are black. And Grove Street is stuck in the past.
And the toughest thing of all is that Winnie is terrified her parents might sign the petition – and there's nothing she can do to stop them . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Judy Blume's body of work returns to her original editor, Richard Jackson, with the rerelease of four classics in hardcover. An African-American family moves to all-white Grove Street in Iggie's House, to be released in April. The author's breakthrough title, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, about 11-year old Margaret Simon's struggles with puberty and religion, is now available in hardcover as well as in a Spanish-language edition, Estas ahi Dios? Soy yo, Margaret. Two additional titles came out last season: Blubber takes on preteen teasing; and It's Not the End of the World explores the effects of divorce.
Customer Reviews
This was a book i read as a child
I had this book on tape when i was a child. I can't remember what age i was but i really really enjoyed it. I thought about it recently now that i'm in my 20s and was delighted when i found it. I downloaded it earlier from itunes and have just finished it :). Just as i remembered.
I am so glad i have discovered this and may even read more of Judys work. Thank you Itunes for having it!