Iggie's House by Judy Blume
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Awards
2001  Mark Twain Award  Nominee/Honoree  2001  Sunshine State Young Reader's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2002  Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award  Nominee/Honoree  2002  Iowa Children's Choice Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
A black family moves into Iggie's old house. An African American family moves into Iggie's old house. Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places, doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Her twenty-three books have won more than ninety awards, none more important than those coming from her young readers. Judy lives on islands up and down the East Coast with her husband, George Cooper. They have three grown children and one grandchild. You can visit her at www.judyblume.com. Iggie is gone. She's moved to Tokyo. And now Winnie, her best friend, is alone on Grove Street, cracking her gum and wondering how she's going to make it through the rest of summer vacation. Then the Garbers move into Iggie's house and Winnie is thrilled. They have three kids. Winnie can't wait to show them what a good neighbor she is. But the Garbers are black, and Grove Street is white and always has been. And not everyone is as welcoming as Winnie. Besides, the Garbers don't want a 'good neighbor.' They want a friend. 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. '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. When an African American family with three children moves into her white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.