From the New York Times bestselling author of Ivy + Bean comes a hilarious new middle grade series featuring a high-energy, lovable, troublemaker.
Annie Barrows did none of the things in this book. As a kid, Annie
Barrows was good and sweet and well-behaved. All the time, she was
good. At least, no one ever caught her doing anything bad, which is
the same as being good. She was so good that birds landed on her
fingertips and sang. She was so good that people gave her candy for
no reason. She was so good that her teachers cried when she went to
the next grade.
She got worse when she grew up.
An Indie Next Pick, Winter 2020
A Junior Library Guild Selection
An Apple.com Most Anticipated Book of Winter 2020
Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award Nominee
Young Hoosier Award Nominee (IN)
Virginia Readers Choice Award Nominee
Great Stone Face Book Award Nominee (NH)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee (MN)
★ “The first of a series, this slender chapter book is
inviting to pick up, hard to put down, and near-impossible to read
without laughing out loud.” –Booklist, starred review
"Barrows's omniscient narrative voice is brilliant. . . Fellow
fourth graders will love Iggy for his honesty and humor. But
everyone will probably love him most for his motto: 'It Seemed Like
a Good Idea at the Time.'" --The New York Times Book Review
"Fabulously funny and perceptive . . . Let’s just say that children
with impish tendencies will finish this book feeling seen and
understood. And the next time they get into trouble, you can expect
to hear all about the extenuating circumstances.” –The Wall Street
Journal
“[A] lively illustrated series opener about Iggy Frangi, a
mischievous, good-hearted nine-year-old who frequently lands
himself in trouble and only sometimes regrets it. . . With Iggy,
Barrows (the Ivy and Bean series) has created a realistic
kid—passionate, funny, and sometimes misguided—whom readers will
surely root for as he gains awareness of the relationship between
choices and consequences.” –Publishers Weekly
“The portrait of a boy as a young rascal. . . Funny, silly, and
fairly empathetic—and perhaps even consoling to young, impulsive
people who hope to be better (someday).” –Kirkus Reviews
“Young readers, especially those with a passion for mischief, will
hope there are more chapters of Iggy’s exploits to come.” –The
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Fans of Barrows’s ‘Ivy + Bean’ series and books about kids who
often find themselves landing in trouble will appreciate this
laugh-out-loud tale.” –School Library Journal
“Humorous and action filled . . . [students] will be reminded that
reading can be fun.” –School Library Connection
“This book is deeply ethical and totally
hilarious. It's wise, generous, and delightfully
unsanctimonious. Seriously: The Best of Iggy is one of the finest
and funniest middle-grade books I’ve read in years.” –Mac Barnett,
author of the bestselling Kid Spy series
“Warning: Do not let ‘extenuating circumstances’ keep you from
getting to know the inimitable Iggy. You’ll be laughing so
hard—pancake everywhere—that you won’t even realize the young
troublemaker just stole your heart.” –Megan McDonald, author of the
Judy Moody and STINK series
“Only Annie Barrows could have penned this outrageously clever,
laugh-out-loud book, a magical feat that somehow combines hilarious
hijinks with a thoughtful look at why we make mistakes — and how we
make amends. I haven’t adored a well-intentioned troublemaker this
much since Henry Huggins and Junie B. Guaranteed fun, this is the
perfect family read.” –Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner
for The One and Only Ivan”
“You’d have to have a heart of stone not to love Iggy. It’s not his
fault he’s always in trouble. Well, it’s mostly his fault, but
there are Very Compelling Extenuating Circumstances. Wise,
sensible, smart children everywhere will hurl themselves (safely)
at this hilarious new series from Annie Barrows.” –Sophie Blackall,
Caldecott Medal Winner and illustrator of the Ivy + Bean series
“If you've ever done anything you regretted, or never regretted
anything you've done, IGGY is for you.” –Jon Scieszka, inaugural
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
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