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The Best of Iggy Paperback – January 4, 2022

by Annie Barrows (Author), Sam Ricks (Illustrator)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Ivy + Bean comes a hilarious new series featuring a high-energy, lovable troublemaker.

Meet 9-year-old Iggy Frangi. He's not a bad kid, he's really not. Okay, so he's done a few (a few is anything up to 100) bad things. And okay, he's not very sorry about most of them. People make a big deal about nothing. What's a little pancake here and there? Is that something to get mad about? Iggy doesn't think so. No one got hurt, so there's no problem. No one got hurt except for that one time, that one time when the Best Idea Ever turned into the Worst Idea of All Time.

Iggy is sorry he did it. He is really, really, really sorry.

"For what?" you might ask. "What did he do?"

Well, you'll have to read the book to find out.

Things Iggy will NOT do in this book:
Be the most polite kid ever.
Play the cello.
Think before acting.
Learn a lesson.
Regret his actions. (Most of them, anyway.)
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  1. Reading age
    8 - 11 years, from customers
  2. Book 1 of 4
    Iggy
  3. Print length
    160 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    2 - 5
  6. Lexile measure
    550L
  7. Dimensions
    5.13 x 0.42 x 7.81 inches
  8. Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
  9. Publication date
    January 4, 2022
  10. ISBN-10
    1984813323
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1984813329
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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

About the Author

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.

Sam Ricks is the illustrator of the Geisel Award-winner Don't Throw it to Mo! and the Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books. He lives with his family in Utah. Twitter @Samuelricks / Website samricks.com

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (January 4, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1984813323
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1984813329
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 11 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 550L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.42 x 7.81 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 292 ratings

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    Annie Barrows writes for both grownups and children. If you’re a grownup, read this paragraph:

    Annie Barrows is the co-author, with her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer, of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, published by the Dial Press in 2008. An international best-seller, translated into 38 languages, the novel was adapted into a feature film in 2018. Her best-selling second novel, The Truth According to Us, was published in 2015. Annie lives in Berkeley, California, with her family.

    If you’re a kid, read this paragraph:

    Wow! Was that boring or what? Annie has written a bunch of books for kids. In fact, she has written NINETEEN books for kids, and all of them are very very good. Mostly, they’re funny too. She has written the award-winning series Ivy + Bean; the also-award-winning Magic Half and its sequel, Magic in the Mix; Nothing, for young adult readers (that means it has bad words in it); a picture book called What John Marco Saw (don’t worry—she didn’t draw the pictures); and The Best of Iggy, which is the first book in a new series about—you guessed it!—a kid named Iggy who does not play the cello, plant flowers by the side of the road, or learn his lesson and become a better person. Still, he’s a pretty great kid.

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    2016 Geisel Award winner. My interests include checking out more library books than I can read, pretending to enjoy running, and scarfing Reese’s Pieces. SamRicks.com or Instagram/Twitter: @samuelricks

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Hadley
5.0 out of 5 stars So funny!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2023
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My family love Annie Barrows, and Iggy is no exception. My 9 year old is excited to re-read it. Even my 6 year old who "hates" chapter books like Iggy.
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Araceli Solis
5.0 out of 5 stars Really engaging
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021
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I love how the author uses thesis character to engage students and is relatable.
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CSchmidt
4.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version needs a little more editing
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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I am reading the Kindle version along with my grandson who is reading the hardcover book. There are places in the Kindle version where sentences are not finished as in the book--the sentence just stops in the middle (p.24); without my grandson's book, I would just have to fill in the missing words with my own. There is also a page (25) where a line is duplicated. These are very minor issues for me in the context of the whole book; but, the Kindle version should be just as complete and correct as the hardcover book. We are still reading so hopefully these will be the only mistakes in the Kindle version. I could not find where to submit this information for these corrections, other than this review.
We are enjoying this book.
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SCollins
5.0 out of 5 stars 8 yr old
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2021
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My 8yr old finished this book in like a day and she loved it
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Robyn Siwula
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2021
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Iggy is awesome. My eight year old son loves reading all about the mischievous Iggy!
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Kreig
5.0 out of 5 stars My son loved this one!
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020
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My 8 year old son loved it and read most of it within 2 days!
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Anna G.
3.0 out of 5 stars Best of Iggy review
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2021
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Not a great book, but it isn’t a terrible book. It’s mostly for kids ages 6-8. It’s not very funny though, so I wouldn’t recommend a lot. I would give it 3 and a half stars but most rating systems only allow whole stars.
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Lisa B. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for 8 year olds
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
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Our grandchildren loved the book and all the trouble Iggy got into.
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