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| Author | Judy Blume |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Yearling |
| Publication date | 1970 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 117 pp |
| ISBN | 0-440-44062-9 |
| OCLC Number | 6068445 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.B6265 Ig 2004 |
Iggie's House is a 1970 young adult novel by Judy Blume. The story concerns Winnie, whose best friend Iggie has moved away. The new family moving into Iggie's house are the first African Americans in the neighborhood. While Winnie is quick to make friends with the new kids, she realizes that some people, possibly including her own parents, have trouble seeing past a person's color.
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Plot summary
Winnie Barringer misses her best friend Iggie, whose family has moved to Japan, and she tries composing a letter, but throughout the book (which takes place over a week, at the end of the summer) she keeps crumpling it up and starting over. She is fascinated that a black family, the Garbers, have moved into Iggie's old house, for she has never met black people before. She soon she becomes friends with the three kids.
Another neighbor, Mrs. Landon, organizes a petition to pressure the Garbers into moving, arguing that their "element" will negatively influence the community. Much to Winnie's distress, her parents seem ambivalent on the issue, though they do not sign the petition. Mrs. Landon later nails a harassing sign to the Garbers' lawn.
Winnie creates a questionnaire to determine community members' attitudes about blacks, hoping to raise support for the Garbers. She has an argument with the Garber kids, however, who accuse her of befriending them only because she thinks having black friends is cool. The Garber parents are seriously considering moving.
Mrs. Landon visits Winnie's parents again. She not only complains about Winnie's questionnaire, but also announces that she will be moving away and tries to pressure the Barringers to move. Mr. Barringer flatly refuses, and in the ensuing argument Winnie confronts Mrs. Landon about her racism.
The next morning, Winnie discovers that her parents really are considering moving. She decides that if they do, she will become a stowaway and go to live with Iggie in Japan. But soon she makes up with the Garbers, and finds that neither they nor her parents have ultimately decided to move.
Characters
- Winnie (Winifred) – a tomboy about to start sixth grade, protagonist
- Mr. and Mrs. Barringer – Winnie's parents
- Glenn, Herbie, and Tina Garber – African-American siblings who have just moved in
- Mrs. Landon – a neighbor who does not want black people moving into the neighborhood
- Clarice – Mrs. Landon's prissy daughter, whom Winnie despises
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