Judy Blume

Iggie's House Judy Blume

Brief Description: 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. Publisher Marketing: 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. Review Citations:

PW Notes and Reprints 03/04/2002 pg. 82 (EAN 9780689842917, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 03/04/2002 (EAN 9780689842917, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 61 (EAN 9780307747648, Compact Disc)

Contributor Bio:  Blume, Judy Judy Blume is known and loved by millions of readers for her funny, honest, always believable stories. She lives in New York City.