When an African-American family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend. 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.
year: 1970, 1986, 2001, 2014, 1976
call number/section: 1000
subjects: race relations, fiction, prejudices, african americans, friendship
Editions
Blume, Judy
Bradbury Press (1970)
When a black family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.
Schools: 2
Blume, Judy
Yearling (1986)
Eleven-year-old Winnie learns about the racism of many adults, including her parents, when an African-American family moves into her neighborhood.
Schools: 16
Blume, Judy
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2001)
When an African-American family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.
Schools: 2
Blume, Judy
Simon & Schuster (2014)
When an African-American family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend. 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.
Schools: 10
Blume, Judy
Dell (1976)
When a black family moves into the white neighborhood, Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.
Schools: 0
Blume, Judy
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.
Schools: 0
Blume, Judy
Dell (1976)
When a black family with three children moves into the white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.
Schools: 0
Blume, Judy
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.
Schools: 3