Iggie's House
By Judy Blume

Imagine sitting at your window sill watching your best friend named Iggie moving out and away to as far as Tokyo. You would not be happy about that. But that’s what Winnie was doing. Winnie has long hair and it’s always in her eyes. Now on to the story. The next day, Winnie was so looking forward to meeting the new people moving in to Iggie’s house. Winnie rushed down the stairs and ran out the door, got on her bike and rode down the street. With her eyes wide she saw them and she said to herself they are coloured people, but Winnie did not mind she wanted to meet them. The parents had three kids; Glenn, the oldest, Herbie, the middle child, and Tina, the youngest. The next day, the four of them went to the park, but when they came back, a girl named Clarice said she can’t play with coloured kids. Mrs. Landon (the mom of Clarice) did not want the coloured kids around the block or even in town. Will Mrs. Landon force them to move or will she move herself ?  Read the book Iggie’s House to find out.

The author of this book is Judy Blume. Judy spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey making up stories in her head. When she grew up she wrote her 'made up' stories down on paper. Judy was born February 12, 1938 (age 73 at the moment). She loves to write kids novels.

My favourite passage is page 24-25. I liked this passage because it was funny that Winnie had to run up and down the street and it was funny that Herbie was complaining about how he had to pull the wagon.
The whole story was great overall. The story was based on acceptance, which I thought was great. I would recommend this book to ages 8 to 12, girls and boys, because it’s an easy reading level and because it’s a book about acceptance.
C. N. S.