"The last book that I really loved (which makes it great to me) was probably Iggieâs House... When I think about the fact that it was published in 1970 and addresses white flight, Iâm enamored by Blumeâs courage." âJason Reynolds, bestselling author of Long Way Down, in The New York Times Book Review
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A classic, coming of age novel from award-winning author Judy Blume about the bonds that form between children when a black family moves into an all white neighborhood.
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Iggieâs House just wasnât the same. Iggie was gone, moved to Tokyo. And there was Winnie, cracking her gum on Grove Street, where sheâd always lived, with no more best friend and two weeks left of summer.
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Then the Garber family moved into Iggieâs houseâtwo 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.Â
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But Glenn and Herbie and Tina didnât want a âgood neighbor.â They wanted a friend. And when the other white families on the block got word of it, that's when the trouble started.
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