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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Ages 8–11 · 1972
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1970 · Est. 2.5 hour read
Iggie's House
By Judy Blume
A new family challenges a neighborhood's views on friendship and race.
3.7/5 Goodreads · 5,613 ratings
176 pages· 22,666 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Winnie is left alone on Grove Street when her best friend moves away. As summer dwindles, the Garber family, who are black, move into the all-white neighborhood. Determined to be welcoming, Winnie faces unexpected challenges when the Garber kids seek genuine friendship, not just neighborly gestures. Can Winnie bridge the gap and redefine what it means to be a true friend in a community resistant to change?
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 176
- Words
- 22,666
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 520L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.5
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 3
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 5022
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1970
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481411042
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